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Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

6

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

132

Senior
Appearances

3

Senior
Goals

Martin Keown

First Team
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Centre Back

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Martin Raymond Keown

Role

CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #638 |

Position

Born

Centre Back

24 July 1966

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Oxford ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(6ย ft 1 in) 1.86ย m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1985-86

Arsenal ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ200k

9 June 1986

19

Graham Turner ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1989-90

Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ750k

7 August 1989

23

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Martin Keown

Previous Clubs:

1980-84 Arsenal Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division

1984-86 Arsenal ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•’ 27 | 27 (0) | โšฝ 0 |

1985 Brighton & Hove Albion ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (L)
Football League Second Division
๐Ÿ•’ 27 | 25 (2) | โšฝ 3 |

Loans Out

Martin Keown

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Martin Keown

Subsequent Clubs:

1989-93 Everton ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ0.90m
Football League First Division, Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 126 | 121 (5) | โšฝ 0 |

1993-04 Arsenal ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ยฃ2.70m
Premier League
๐Ÿ•’ 424 | 387 (37) | โšฝ 8 |

2004-05 Leicester City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship
๐Ÿ•’ 18 | 17 (1) | โšฝ 0 |

2005 Reading ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Free
Championship
๐Ÿ•’ 5 | 3 (2) | โšฝ 0 |

2005 Retired aged 38

Career Progression

Martin Keown

1986-89 Aston Villa First Team
1986-89 Aston Villa Reserves
1986 Aston Villa Youth

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Martin Keown

1

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

1986-87 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

Reserve Career

Martin Keown

6

Reserve Appearances

0

Reserve
Goals

1987-88 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1986-87 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

First Team Career

Martin Keown

132

Senior
Appearances

3

Senior
Goals

CB Martin Keown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1986-89 | ยฃ200k |
๐Ÿ•’ 132 | 129 (3) | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 7 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 3 | #638 |
๐ŸŸฉ 46 | ๐ŸŸจ 36 | ๐ŸŸฅ 50 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 13 | ๐ŸŸฅ 2 |

Squad Honours

Martin Keown

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup
PLIC: Premier League International Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Martin Keown

๐ŸŸฅ 27 Aug 1986 Villa 1-2 Forest
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 15 Oct 1986 Villa 7-1 Newcastle
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Dec 1986 Villa 3-3 Coventry
Reserves

1986-87

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 8 Feb 1989 Villa 3-2 Sunderland
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Feb 1989 Villa 0-0 Everton
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Feb 1989 United 0-3 Villa
Reserves

1988-89

Central League Division One

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ†
1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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