Birth of Joseph Kevin Keegan
Birh of Joseph Kevin Keegan
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Joseph Kevin Keegan Biography and Timeline
Follow Joseph Kevin Keegan through 29 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Joseph Kevin Keegan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1951–2006Years on this page
1951
1971
Debut
Keegan makes his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest at Anfield and scores after just 12 minutes
1974
FA Cup
Scores twice as Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3-0 in the FA Cup final.
1976
Footballer of the Year
FWA Footballer of the Year
1977
Transfer
Leaves Liverpool after helping the club win the European Cup, joining Hamburg SV.
European Cup
Keegan is instrumental in Liverpool's charge towards a double of League championship and European Cup
League Championship
Keegan is instrumental in Liverpool's charge towards a double of League championship and European Cup
1978
European Footballer of the Year
Named European Footballer of the Year, 1st time
1979
Bundesliga Championship
Hamburger SV win the Bundesliga title for the first time in its history in the 1978-79 season, with Keegans unflinching commitment proving decisive
European Footballer of the Year
Named European Footballer of the Year, 2nd time
1980
Transfer
Lawrie McMenemy calls a press conference at the Potters Heron hotel, Ampfield to announce that the European Footballer of the Year Kevin Keegan will be joining Southampton F.C. in the forthcoming summer
European Championships
Captains England in the 1980 European Championships in Italy
1982
OBE
Awarded the OBE for services to Association Football
PFA
Keegan is voted the PFA Player of the Year
Transfer
A few days before the start of the 1982-83 season Keegan signs for Second Division Newcastle United for a fee of œ100,000
1984
Retirement
Keegan announces his retirement prior to the end of the 1984 season
1992
Manager
After eight years of retirement and golf in Spain, Keegan returns to the game as manager of Newcastle United
1993
Transfer
Beardsley re-joins Newcastle for pounds 1.4 million, where his old team-mate and strike partner Kevin Keegan is manager
1997
Resignation of Joseph Kevin Keegan
Resigns as manager of Newcastle
Manager
Kevin Keegan is appointed as chief operating officer at Second Division club Fulham & Ray Wilkins as manager
1999
Manager
Keegan is named the new England coach
Manager
Wilkins was sacked as manager & Keegan takes over his coaching role
Second Division Champions
Wins the Second Division in a record-breaking season
2000
Resignation of Joseph Kevin Keegan
Keegan resigned as England coach after England lost to a Dietmar Hamann goal for Germany in their first World Cup qualifier in the last game to be played at Wembley Stadium before its demolition and reconstruction.
European Championship
Comes under fire for tactical naivety, comes to a head during the unsuccessful Euro 2000 campaign, as England beat Germany, but lost 3-2 to both Romania and Portugal
2001
Manager
Appointed manager of first division Manchester City
2002
English Football Hall of Fame
Made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as both a player and manager
2005
Retirement
Keegan quits as manager and decides to retire from football
2006
Poll
Voted in at No.8 in the Liverpool F.C. poll of over 110,000 Liverpool fans, 100 Players Who Shook The Kop
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.