Charles McKeer

Charles Walter McKeer (1883 – 2 March 1957) was an English professional footballer who made four appearances in the midfield for Southampton in the Southern League in 1910 and 1911.

Charles McKeer
Personal information
Full name Charles Walter McKeer
Date of birth January qtr. 1883
Place of birth Farnham, England
Date of death 2 March 1957 (aged 73–74)
Place of death Aldershot, England
Position(s) Inside-left / left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–19?? Southampton 0 (0)
Royal Army Medical Corps
1910–1911 Southampton 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

McKeer was born in Farnham, Surrey and initially joined Southampton as an amateur in 1904, without making any first-team appearances. He later joined the Royal Army Medical Corps based at Aldershot and played football for them in the Hampshire League.[1]

In April 1910, he left the army and signed as a professional for Southampton, making his first-team debut playing at inside-left in the final match of the 1909–10 season, a 3–1 victory over already-relegated Reading.[2] McKeer made three further appearances in the following season, one at inside-left and two at left-half (as replacement for Bert Trueman), all three of which ended in defeats.[3]

McKeer was released in the 1911 close season.[1]

References
  1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 225. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 47. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  3. Saints – A complete record. p. 49.
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