Keith Williams (born 14 January 1937) is a

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who played as

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for Everton,

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and

Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...

. Williams joined Everton from school, but transferred to Tranmere in May 1957, joining his brother

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there. He scored 88 goals in 161

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appearances during his four seasons at Tranmere, but conflict with manager

Walter Galbraith Walter McMurray Galbraith (26 May 1918 – November 1995) was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as a defender for Queen's Park, Clyde, New Brighton and Grimsby Town. He then managed Accrington Stanley, Bradford Park Avenue, ...

led to his being transfer-listed. Williams moved to Plymouth at the end of the 1960–61 season, then to Bristol Rovers soon after. He was then banned due to a bribery scandal. In 1962, Keith moved with Ray to South Africa to set up business there.

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1937 births Living people People from Eastham, Merseyside Footballers from Merseyside Sportspeople from Wirral Men's association football inside forwards English men's footballers Everton F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople involved in betting scandals {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub