James Vincent O'Keefe (born 2 April 1957) is an English former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
. He played as a goalkeeper for a number of
Football League clubs between 1974 and 1993, making over 400 appearances.
Blackpool
O'Keefe had two loan stints at
Blackpool during the 1980s. The first occurred during the
1986-87 campaign, when he deputised for
Barry Siddall
Barry Alfred Siddall (born 12 September 1954) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. When he retired from the game he had 614 appearances to his name over a 21-year career in the Football League, playing for numerous clubs. He p ...
in a 4–1 victory at
Chester City on 27 December.
Two years later,
Sam Ellis brought him back for a further six League games.
Blackburn Rovers
A highly talented and well respected
keeper, O'Keefe had his arguably greatest moment in a Blackburn shirt as he helped the team win the now defunct Full Members Cup at the old Wembley Stadium, beating Charlton Athletic 1–0 in 1987. Vince is the father of current
Chorley F.C.
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midfielder
Josh O'Keefe.
After Football
Vince became a financial consultant based around Nottingham and has acted as a financial advisor for the PFA. He is also a football agent to the likes of
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.
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1957 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Birmingham City F.C. players
Peterborough United F.C. players
Walsall F.C. players
Exeter City F.C. players
Torquay United F.C. players
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
Bury F.C. players
Blackpool F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Leamington F.C. players
English Football League players
Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands