Career
Keeble was signed by future Hammers manager Ted Fenton for Colchester in 1947, and went on to score 23 goals in 46 appearances for the club in The Football League, and a further 55 goals in 68 appearances in the Southern League. He moved to Newcastle for £15,000 and played for the Tynesiders in the 1955 FA Cup Final, he is the only surviving member of Newcastle United's famous 1950's FA Cup winning sides.
Keeble made 104 appearances for Newcastle, scoring 56 goals.
Signed again by Fenton, Keeble moved to Upton Park in 1957 but lasted just two years. He finished as the club's top scorer in 1957-58 with 23 goals but, with 80 league and cup appearances and 49 goals to his name, Keeble was forced to retire due to injury.
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