Keith Skillen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Cockermouth, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 2013 (aged 65) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Deer Orchard | |||
| Netherfield | |||
| 1973–1975 | Workington | 64 | (9) |
| 1975–1976 | Hartlepool United | 6 | (1) |
| Workington | |||
| Cockermouth | |||
| Total | 70 | (10) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Keith Skillen (26 May 1948 – 7 August 2013) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in Cockermouth, Skillen played for Deer Orchard, Netherfield, Workington, Hartlepool United and Cockermouth.[1][2]
Later life and death
[edit | edit source]Skillen died on 7 August 2013,[3] at the age of 65, after suffering from motor neurone disease.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Keith Skillen at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Categories:
- 1948 births
- 2013 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Kendal Town F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football forwards
- Deaths from motor neuron disease in the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Cockermouth
- Footballers from Cumbria
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1940s birth stubs