Robert Keyes (footballer)

Bobby Keyes
Personal information
Full name	Robert McCracken Keyes
Date of birth	1910
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Date of death	1970 (aged 59–60)
Place of death	Airdrie, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Larkhall Thistle
1932–1935	Morton
1935–1941	Falkirk
Total
International career
1939	Scottish League XI
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McCracken Keyes (1910–1970) was a Scottish footballer who played for Morton and Falkirk, mainly as a centre forward.^[2] He signed for Falkirk in January 1935, with the club being relegated at the end of that season; however he scored 30 goals from 25 appearances as the Bairns won the 1935–36 Scottish Division Two title to reclaim their place in the top tier, and then amassed a further 54 goals in 58 games over the next two seasons as they consolidated their place in Division One.^[2]^[1] His career was curtailed by the outbreak of World War II, during which he played in unofficial competitions with Falkirk for 18 months, then for two years with Motherwell.^[2]

Keyes was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1939 (two days before the war began), scoring one of the goals in a 3–2 win over the Irish League.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Robert Keyes, Falkirk Football Historian, 30 November 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
^ (SFL player) Robert Keyes, London Hearts Supporters Club

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[ffh-1] Robert Keyes, Falkirk Football Historian, 30 November 2013

[litsterprewar-2] John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.

[3] (SFL player) Robert Keyes, London Hearts Supporters Club

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