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Jack
Keenan |
Burnley FC
reserve
1888 |
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Timeline |
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John Keenan |
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Birth |
late 1863 in Clitheroe, Lancashire |
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registered as Kaahan in Clitheroe October-December 1863 |
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According to
the 1871 census, John is the fourth of seven
to children to Patrick and Jane, both Irish. His father is a labourer. They live at 78 Sowergates in Burnley.
His father died on 13 March 1879 |
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According to
the 1881 census, John is now the fifth of six
children living at home with their widowed mother, Jane, at 26 Water
Street in Clitheroe. John is a cotton spinner. |
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According to
the 1891 census, John is a lodger at the home
of Elizabeth Campbell, a grocers shop at 33-35 King Street in Haberam
Eaves in Burnley. He is a cotton weaver. |
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Marriage |
to Margaret Devery, on Thursday, 26 November 1891 at St. Mary of the
Assumption
Church, Burnley, Lancashire
"KEENAN—DEVERY.—On
November 26th, at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, by the Rev. Father
O'Kelly, Mr. John Keenan (Burnley Football Club), to Miss Margaret Devery,
Laland-road, Burnley." - Saturday, 28 November 1891, Burnley
Express |
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registered as Kaahan in Clitheroe October-December 1891 |
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According to
the 1901 census, John is married to Margaret
and live her widowed mother, Mary Devery, at 26 Helen Street in Burnley.
John is now a builders labourer. |
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Death |
Friday, 16 March 1906 at Brunshaw Road, Burnley, Lancashire, following a long illness. |
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aged 41 years |
registered in Burnley January-March 1906 |
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Funeral |
Monday, 20 March 1906 at Burnley cemetery. |
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Source |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played for
Clitheroe FC, as well as Burnley FC from 1884. |
League honours
68 appearances |
Burnley FC 1888-93 68 appearances
debut:
8 September 1888 Preston North End FC 5 Burnley FC 2.
last: 16 November
1889 Everton FC 1 Preston North End FC 5. |
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Club honours |
none |
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Individual honours |
Lancashire FC (1885 captain, 1888) |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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England Career |
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Position(s) |
Centre half-back |
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Individual honours |
Chosen for The Players, but withdrew in January 1886. |
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Beyond England |
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Employed by the Keirby
Brewery Company up until his death. |
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