Fred Keenor: The Man Who Never Gave Up

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A tribute to Cardiff City legend Fred Keenor". WalesOnline. Media Wales. 10 November 2012 . Retrieved 9 November 2012. It was 10 years ago this month that the single ‘I’ll Be There’ was released by Welsh supergroup The Stand. As far as I am concerned the key aspect of the statue must be that people looking at it will instantly recognise it as a tribute to Fred.”

Meanwhile, to tie in with the weekend’s Six Nations rugby, we are today focusing on some of the city’s greatest ever rugby heroes. Johnes, Martin (18 January 1998). "Fred Keenor: A Welsh Soccer Hero". The Sports Historian. The British Society of Sports History. 17 (1). Spells with Crewe Alexandra, Oswestry Town and Tunbridge Wells Rangers followed, but it wasn’t long before Fred returned to the city which was his home. Having built and designed a house in Whitchurch, Fred lived with his wife, Muriel, and became a keen gardener.Keenor was selected to represent the Welsh schoolboy side in 1907 and appeared in the first-ever meeting between the English and Welsh schoolboy sides, [67] playing in the match as an outside-right. [6] He also featured in two Victory Internationals at the end of the First World War. [67] Keenor was handed his debut for the senior team on 15 March 1920. He was named in the squad for their 2–1 victory over England in the 1919–20 British Home Championship, following the withdrawal of Billy Jennings through injury. [68] On 16 February 1924, Keenor was handed the Wales captaincy for the first time in his career for a match against Scotland. [69] The Scots were captained by his Cardiff teammate Jimmy Blair, making the match the first time in the history of international football that opposition teams had been captained by players from the same club side. [70]

We walked into the restaurant and there’s a bunch of lads who were in the pub sitting at a table in the restaurant with the staff having their picture taken with the FA Cup. Ringo was considered one of the most talented players of his generation but suffered serious injuries at key times during his career. a b c d e f g Shepherd, Richard. "1920–1947 Great Days, Lows & Recovery". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 . Retrieved 17 August 2016. Fans believe the man who became the first and only skipper from a non-English club to lift the famous trophy should be honoured with a permanent memorial 82 years after he held the silverware aloft at Wembley.Keenor is considered to be one of Cardiff City's all-time great players and was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. [38] [96] On 15 November 2007, a petition to the Cardiff Civic Authorities was begun, to bestow a tribute both upon Keenor and upon the 1927 FA Cup squad he captained. [97] On 4 December 2009, the road approaching Cardiff City Stadium was named Ffordd Fred Keenor (Fred Keenor Road). [98] In the following five years, Cardiff became an established side in the First Division, missing out on the League title in the 1923-24 season to Huddersfield Town on goal average after drawing the final game of the season when a win would have guaranteed them the title, which is still Cardiff City’s highest League position.