Fred McKee

Fred McKee

Personal information
Full name	Frederick William McKee
Date of birth	31 August 1883
Place of birth	Ireland
Date of death	19 October 1956 (aged 73)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1905–1910	Cliftonville
1912	Bradford City
1913–1914	Ulster
1914–1918	Celtic
1918–1923	Linfield
National team
1906–1914	Ireland	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frederick William McKee (born 31 August 1883), commonly referred to as Fred McKee, was an Irish association football goalkeeper who played for, among others, Belfast-based clubs Cliftonville, Celtic and Linfield, and the national team of Ireland.^[1][2] At club level, McKee celebrated five Irish League titles and five Irish Cups. In 1914, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the British Home Championship - the only edition at which (united) Ireland became the unshared winners of the Championship.

Irish International

Fred McKee (second player on left of back-row) with the Ireland team vs. Wales during the 1914 British Home Championship

Fred McKee made his debut for Ireland at the 1906 British Home Championship on 17 March, in a 0–1 defeat to Scotland at Dalymount Park.^[3] His team mates that day included Robert Milne and Jack Kirwan. In spite of holding Wales at a 4–4 draw in his second international (the last tournament match), Ireland ended last. Much more memorable was his participation at the 1914 British Home Championship. He played all three matches, and with a clean sheet against England and only two goals conceded in his other appearances, McKee contributed to the unique victory at the British Home Championship. While the Irish team in 1903 still shared their victory with England and Scotland, this was the only occasion at which the team of (united) Ireland became sole winners.

Honours

Club

Cliftonville

• Irish League (2): 1905–06 (shared), 1909–10
• Irish Cup (2): 1906–07, 1908–09
• Belfast Charity Cup (3): 1906, 1908, 1909

Celtic

• Irish League (1): 1914–15
• Irish Cup (1): 1917–18

Linfield

• Irish League (2): 1921–22, 1922–23
• Irish Cup (2): 1921–22, 1922–23
• County Antrim Shield (2): 1921–22, 1922–23

International

Ireland

• British Champions (1): 1914

References

1. "Fred McKee". National Football Teams. Retrieved 22 Aug 2014.
2. "Fred McKee" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 22 Aug 2014.
3. "Ireland football team lost to Scotland 0:1, 17 March 1906". eu-football.info. Retrieved 22 Aug 2014.

External links

• Fred McKee at National-Football-Teams.com