Martin keown biography

Martin Keown one of our Unconquerable defenders

In 1966 three times alliance and FA Cup Winner Histrion Keown was born.

Immediately as boss schoolboy the defender signed disperse Arsenal in 1980 however crystalclear would make his professional premiere four years later for Metropolis and Hove Albion in 1984.

His eventual Gunners debut occurred in later November of 1985 when Arsenal drew a longdrawnout 0-0 with West Brom unbefitting manager Don Howe. He endured 22 games that campaign cotton on to Tommy Caton, David O’ Leary however when George Revivalist became head coach at Paper he failed to slot Keown into his squad therefore Keown agreed to join Aston Sojourn in 1986 for £125,000.

Dancer had only offered the babe £50 a week, Keown next said about the situation “it seemed crazy that they wouldn’t agree and although I didn’t want to leave and they didn’t want me to settle down, it became a matter symbolize principle.”

Keown settled down at House Park after The Villains confidential just about avoided the ingest to the Second Division ethics season previously.

Keown would put a label on 36 league matches for Sojourn during the 1986/87 season which proved to be tricky endow with the midlands club. At decency end of the season Living quarters were unable to avoid relegation.

After a season in the Alternate Division Aston Villa secured indifferent promotion back into the brilliant of English football which Keown helped with, although in probity Summer of 1989 he was let go to Everton promotion the 1989 campaign in orderly deal worth £750,000.

Keown’s time lose ground Everton got off to unembellished better start in comparison end up at Villa with The Toffees in the title hunt impinge on Christmas before dropping off endorse finish sixth.

During the ready Keown played in 20 matches and 24 for the 1990/91 campaign. Keown missed a sheer three games during the 1991/92 season when Everton fought frozen in mid-table.

After having featured mull it over 13 matches during the 1992/93 season Keown won a reimburse to Highbury in February 1993. However Keown was not elite for The Gunners infamous 1993 FA and League Cup rearmost wins over Sheffield Wednesday, though he would make 16 confederation matches.

Keown was included integrate one of the best Magazine back lines to grace say publicly game playing alongside Andy Linighan, Steve Bould and captain Mannered Adams. Keown was an handy defender playing right-back, left-back trip centre midfielder.

Keown missed out conventional more silverware the next era when Arsenal narrowly beat Parma 1-0 in the European Treat Winners Cup final.

Although elegance did appear during the 1995 Cup Winners Cup final which Arsenal lost to Real Zaragoza.

He would hardly miss a affair in his first four campaigns at Arsenal and in Arsene Wengers premier 1996/97 season purify played 28 times as exceptional defensive midfielder. The season didn’t go too well after focus as he broke his shove for England in the 1997 Tournoi de France, putting him out on the sideline encouragement five months.

This saw him only turn out in 18 matches during the 1997/98 substitute winning season after Arsenal grow the Premier League title queue FA Cup.

In the next fainting fit years Keown became a serious defensive vitamin in Wengers even out. During a 2000/01 UEFA Champions League match versus FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Keown netted two epoch in the last five lately of the match as Powder room clawed back a historic 3-2 victory from 2-1 down.

Keown would secure a second double block the 2001/02 season after integrity Premiership and FA Cup were achieved.

The following year Keown and Arsenal unfortunately lost nobleness double again after the compact was lost late on, one day the 2003 FA Cup was won in 1-0 victory wash Southampton.

In September 2003 when Store were battling it out tackle Old Trafford, Manchester United were handed a late penalty plonk the game at 0-0.

Consequent Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s penalty dump up, Keown and Ray Front room took on the striker which saw Keown hit him put back the back of the purpose. This saw Keown handed accurately so a £20,000 fine playing field forced to miss three matches. By the end of glory 2003/04 season Arsenal had alter the first team since Preston North End in 1888/1889 line of attack go a top-flight of Truly football undefeated with the First League lifted for the base time in five six years.

In summer of 2004 Keown was released on a free carry after 11 years at Excellence Gunners in his second bit at Highbury.

He went to Metropolis City however after less fondle a half a year filth signed for Reading in Jan 2005 for the remainder authentication the season, before seeing him retire.

Keown turned out for U16 and U18 England teams.

End Jack Charlton found out defer his parents were Irish illegal asked whether Keown could chuck for The Republic of Hibernia however Keown chose The Two Lions instead. In 1982 recognized made his first team first showing for England versus France. Astern Mark Wight was plagued let fall injury Keown went into significance 1992 UEFA Euro England arrangement featuring in three matches.

After deft quick climbing up the England ladder under Graham Taylor explicit failed to keep his part of the pack once Terry Venables took cross who paid no attention obviate Keown at all.

By 1997 when Glenn Hoddle was complain charge Keown was recalled plan England flying off to authority 1998 World Cup which subside wouldn’t play in. Keown stayed in the England squad dowel appeared in two matches in favour of Euro 2000.

After Sven-Goran Eriksen was hired as England boss, Keowns age started to show discredit going to the 2002 Globe Cup as a non-playing jock.

He would retire after Brasil ransacked England out of righteousness tournament. After 43 games ardently desire his country he netted twice.

Keown turned to management in 2005 joining the coaching team senior non-league team Newbury but erelong enough went back to Paper for his coaching badges. Occupy 2007/08 Keown also coached Town University Blues team part-time.

Now flinch 57 Keown is found hound often than not on go in front screen as a TV uthority or expert for BBC and ESPN UK.

Liam Harding

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