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In the next four seasons, Keay featured regularly as Southampton won the League for three consecutive seasons from 1896–97 to 1898–99. Keay was the catalyst that helped knit the forward line together and he formed a useful partnership with
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He made one further appearance in November 1899 and retired in the 1900 close season. On his retirement in 1900, Southampton's grateful fans presented Keay with an inscribed pocket-watch.
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holding down the position for long. As a consequence, Keay's form started to decline and he was in and out of the side, with only one league appearance from January onwards.
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After two years in their temporary home at the County Ground in Northlands Road, in 1898 Southampton found a permanent home close by in Archers Road.
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followed a similar pattern, with Southampton retaining their league title, and advancing to the semi-final of the FA Cup, losing to
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in the summer of 1898 and The "Saints" struggled to find an adequate replacement at outside-right, with neither
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In 1923, he returned to the Dell as a reserve team coach and in the 1930s he scouted for Southampton FC.
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area and became a local publican for several years. He later became a shipwright for
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In all he made 83 league and FA cup appearances for the "Saints", scoring 28 goals.
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title without losing a match, as well as reaching the Second Round Proper of the
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After retiring from professional football (aged 28) he remained in the
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He spent two seasons with the Midlands club, supplying the crosses for
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at Shamrock Quay and in 1923 he also coached Southampton's reserves.
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ground was officially opened on 3 September with a match against
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in England. His main claim to fame was scoring the first goal at
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All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC
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season was over. Port Vale and Stoke lodged a complaint with
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Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013).
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they finished fifteenth and had to play off against
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footballer
inside forward
Partick Thistle
Derby County
Southampton
The Dell
Whiteinch
Partick Thistle
Darlington
Derby County
Steve Bloomer
John McMillan
John Goodall
1893–94
following season
Liverpool
Charles Robson
Southampton St. Mary's
Alfred McMinn
second season
Southern League

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