Frank McKeown

Frank McKeown
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-08-18) 18 August 1986
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stranraer
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Raith Rovers 0 (0)
2004–2005 Partick Thistle 0 (0)
2005–2010 Arthurlie 212 (23)
2010–2015 Stranraer 194 (26)
2015–2016 Greenock Morton 1 (0)
2016– Stranraer 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:44, 2 June 2016 (UTC).


Frank McKeown (born 18 August 1986) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Stranraer. He has previously played for Raith, Partick Thistle, Greenock Morton and junior club Arthurlie.

Career

After being released by Partick Thistle as an 18-year-old, McKeown signed with junior club Arthurlie. In 2011, McKeown went senior with Stranraer where he stayed for four years and became club captain in 2013.[1]

In 2015, the opportunity arose to turn full-time with Greenock Morton.[2] He made his debut from the bench in a cup-tie against Elgin City as a late substitute.[3] After less than ten minutes of professional football, McKeown suffered extensive knee ligament damage and was ruled out for at least six months.[4]

McKeown was released by Morton at the end of April 2016, after not recovering from his injury,[5] subsequently returning to Stranraer in June 2016.[6]

Personal life

As well as being a part-time footballer until he joined Morton, McKeown worked full-time as a firefighter. He was involved in the rescue attempts after the Clutha Vaults tragedy in 2013.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Frank McKeown". Stranraer F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Stranraer captain and Clutha firefighter Frank McKeown joins Morton". The Herald. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Morton 5-0 Elgin City". BBC Sport. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (14 August 2015). "Morton defender out for at least three months". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (28 April 2016). "Defensive trio set to exit Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Franko Returns". stranraerfc.org. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.


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