Kevin Keegan was an international footballer who represented England 63 times scoring 21 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 15th November 1972 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Spain on 5th July 1982 aged 31. Keegan, born on 14th February 1951, in Armthorpe, Doncaster, has a FA Legacy Number of 887 and played as a Centre Forward, Midfielder and Attacking Midfielder for his country.

Kevin Keegan - 63 caps (21 goals)

Full Name: Joseph Kevin Keegan
Born: 14th February 1951, Armthorpe, Doncaster
England Career: 1972 - 1982
Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward, Midfielder and Attacking Midfielder
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Liverpool (29), SV Hamburg (25) & Southampton (9)
FA Legacy Number: 887

England Career Statistics

Debut: v Wales (WCQ) on 15th November 1972 aged 21 years, 9 months, 1 day
Last Cap: v Spain (WCF) on 5th July 1982 aged 31 years, 4 months, 19 days
First Goal: v Wales (HC) on 11th May 1974 aged 23 years, 2 months, 25 days
First Captaincy: v Wales (FR) on 24th March 1976 aged 25 years, 1 month, 10 days
Career Length: 9 years, 231 days
Starts: 62
Substitute: 1
Withdrawn: 7
Full Games: 55

England Match Statistics

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

World Cup QualifierWCQ
11
5
7
0
1

British Home ChampionshipHC
12
3
4
0
0

FriendlyFR
23
5
13
0
1

European Championship QualifierECQ
12
8
4
0
0

US Bicentennial Cup TournamentUSBI
1
0
0
0
0

European Championship FinalsECF
3
0
3
0
0

World Cup FinalsWCF
1
0
0
0
0

Competitive
40
16
18
0
1

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
33
11
15
0
1

Home
27
10
14
0
1

Neutral
3
0
2
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Drawn
17
2
6
0
0

Lost
12
1
8
0
1

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Forward
35
11
9
0
1

Midfielder
14
4
9
0
0

Attacking Midfielder
14
6
13
0
1

Total
63
21
31
0
2

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Ron Greenwood
31
14
21
0
2

England Don Revie
24
5
10
0
0

England Joe Mercer
6
2
0
0
0

England Alf Ramsey
2
0
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Ray Clemence
47 Matches

Dave Watson
44 Matches

Trevor Brooking
36 Matches

Ray Wilkins
31 Matches

Mick Mills
29 Matches

Mick Channon
28 Matches

Emlyn Hughes
27 Matches

Phil Thompson
27 Matches

Phil Neal
25 Matches

Steve Coppell
24 Matches

Sources

An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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Match List

ESP, 0 - 0, 5th Jul 1982 (WCF) Southampton, Cap: 63.
Age: 31 years, 4 months, 19 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 62.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 17 days.
SCO, 1 - 0, 29th May 1982 (HC) Southampton, Cap: 61.
Age: 31 years, 3 months, 15 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 23rd Feb 1982 (HC) Southampton, Cap: 60.
Age: 31 years, 0 months, 9 days.
HUN, 1 - 0, 18th Nov 1981 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 59.
Age: 30 years, 9 months, 4 days.
NOR, 1 - 2, 9th Sep 1981 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 58.
Age: 30 years, 6 months, 23 days.
HUN, 3 - 1, 6th Jun 1981 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 57.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 20 days.
SUI, 1 - 2, 30th May 1981 (WCQ) Southampton, Cap: 56.
Age: 30 years, 3 months, 16 days.
ESP, 1 - 2, 25th Mar 1981 (FR) Southampton, Cap: 55.
Age: 30 years, 1 month, 11 day.
ESP, 2 - 1, 18th Jun 1980 (ECF) SV Hamburg, Cap: 54.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 4 days.
ITA, 0 - 1, 15th Jun 1980 (ECF) SV Hamburg, Cap: 53.
Age: 29 years, 4 months, 1 day.
BEL, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1980 (ECF) SV Hamburg, Cap: 52.
Age: 29 years, 3 months, 26 days.
ARG, 3 - 1, 13th May 1980 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 51.
Age: 29 years, 2 months, 27 days.
ESP, 2 - 0, 26th Mar 1980 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 50.
Age: 29 years, 1 month, 12 days.
IRL, 2 - 0, 6th Feb 1980 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 49.
Age: 28 years, 11 month, 20 days.
NIR, 5 - 1, 17th Oct 1979 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 48.
Age: 28 years, 8 months, 3 days.
DEN, 1 - 0, 12th Sep 1979 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 47.
Age: 28 years, 6 months, 26 days.
AUT, 3 - 4, 13th Jun 1979 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 46.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 27 days.
SWE, 0 - 0, 10th Jun 1979 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 45.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 24 days.
BUL, 3 - 0, 6th Jun 1979 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 44.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 20 days.
SCO, 3 - 1, 26th May 1979 (HC) SV Hamburg, Cap: 43.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 12 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 23rd May 1979 (HC) SV Hamburg, Cap: 42.
Age: 28 years, 3 months, 9 days.
NIR, 4 - 0, 7th Feb 1979 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 41.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 21 day.
TCH, 1 - 0, 29th Nov 1978 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 40.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 15 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 25th Oct 1978 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 39.
Age: 27 years, 8 months, 11 day.
DEN, 4 - 3, 20th Sep 1978 (ECQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 38.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 6 days.
HUN, 4 - 1, 24th May 1978 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 37.
Age: 27 years, 3 months, 10 days.
BRA, 1 - 1, 19th Apr 1978 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 36.
Age: 27 years, 2 months, 5 days.
FRG, 1 - 2, 22nd Feb 1978 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 35.
Age: 27 years, 0 months, 8 days.
ITA, 2 - 0, 16th Nov 1977 (WCQ) SV Hamburg, Cap: 34.
Age: 26 years, 9 months, 2 days.
SUI, 0 - 0, 7th Sep 1977 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 33.
Age: 26 years, 6 months, 21 day.
URU, 0 - 0, 15th Jun 1977 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 32.
Age: 26 years, 4 months, 1 day.
ARG, 1 - 1, 12th Jun 1977 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 31.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 26 days.
BRA, 0 - 0, 8th Jun 1977 (FR) SV Hamburg, Cap: 30.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 22 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 31st May 1977 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 29.
Age: 26 years, 3 months, 17 days.
LUX, 5 - 0, 30th Mar 1977 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 28.
Age: 26 years, 1 month, 16 days.
NED, 0 - 2, 9th Feb 1977 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 27.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 23 days.
ITA, 0 - 2, 17th Nov 1976 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 26.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 3 days.
FIN, 2 - 1, 13th Oct 1976 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 25.
Age: 25 years, 7 months, 27 days.
IRL, 1 - 1, 8th Sep 1976 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 24.
Age: 25 years, 6 months, 22 days.
FIN, 4 - 1, 13th Jun 1976 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 23.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 27 days.
BRA, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1976 (USBI) Liverpool, Cap: 22.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 9 days.
SCO, 1 - 2, 15th May 1976 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 21.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 1 day.
NIR, 4 - 0, 11th May 1976 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 20.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 25 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 8th May 1976 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 19.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 22 days.
WAL, 2 - 1, 24th Mar 1976 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 18.
Age: 25 years, 1 month, 10 days.
POR, 1 - 1, 19th Nov 1975 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 17.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 5 days.
TCH, 1 - 2, 30th Oct 1975 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 16.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 16 days.
SUI, 2 - 1, 3rd Sep 1975 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 15.
Age: 24 years, 6 months, 17 days.
SCO, 5 - 1, 24th May 1975 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 14.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 10 days.
NIR, 0 - 0, 17th May 1975 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 13.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 3 days.
CYP, 1 - 0, 11th May 1975 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 12.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 25 days.
CYP, 5 - 0, 16th Apr 1975 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 11.
Age: 24 years, 2 months, 2 days.
FRG, 2 - 0, 12th Mar 1975 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 26 days.
TCH, 3 - 0, 30th Oct 1974 (ECQ) Liverpool, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 8 months, 16 days.
YUG, 2 - 2, 5th Jun 1974 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 19 days.
BUL, 1 - 0, 1st Jun 1974 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 18 days.
GDR, 1 - 1, 29th May 1974 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 15 days.
ARG, 2 - 2, 22nd May 1974 (FR) Liverpool, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 8 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 15th May 1974 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 1 day.
WAL, 2 - 0, 11th May 1974 (HC) Liverpool, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 25 days.
WAL, 1 - 1, 21st Jan 1973 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 11 month, 7 days.
WAL, 1 - 0, 15th Nov 1972 (WCQ) Liverpool, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 1 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.