Kevin McKeown (born 12 October 1967) is a Scottish retired
footballer
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, who played as a
goalkeeper. He played for
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
,
Stenhousemuir
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, and
Stirling in Scotland before moving to the
Irish League with
Crusaders. In 1994–95 he was named as the
Ulster Footballer of the Year
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.
[M. Brodie (ed.), ''Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009–2010'', p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications] McKeown subsequently played for
Ayr United,
Newry Town,
Coleraine
Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...
,
Cliftonville,
Brechin City
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, and
East Fife.
Honours
Crusaders
*
Irish League (2): 1994–95, 1996–97
*
Irish League Cup
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(1): 1996–97
*
County Antrim Shield (1): 1991/92
*
Ulster Cup (1): 1993/94
Individual
*Ulster Footballer of the Year (1): 1994–95
*NI Football Writers' Association Player of the Year (1): 1994–95
*NI PFA Player of the Year (1): 1994–95
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Motherwell F.C. players
Stenhousemuir F.C. players
Stirling Albion F.C. players
Crusaders F.C. players
Ayr United F.C. players
Newry City F.C. players
Coleraine F.C. players
Cliftonville F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Ulster Footballers of the Year
Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year
NIFL Premiership players
Linlithgow Rose F.C. players
Scottish Football League players