Name: Victor Albert Williams Keeble

Nickname: "Feeble Keeble"



Country: England
Club: Newcastle United
Shirt Number: 9
Position: ★CF
Side: LF/BS
Age: 22-26 years (25/06/1930)

Height: 183 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Attack: 85
Defence: 40
Balance: 86
Stamina: 78
Top Speed: 77
Acceleration: 76
Response: 84
Agility: 75
Dribble Accuracy: 74
Dribble Speed: 73
Short Pass Accuracy: 75
Short Pass Speed: 76
Long Pass Accuracy: 69
Long Pass Speed: 72
Shot Accuracy: 78
Shot Power: 79
Shot Technique: 80
Free Kick Accuracy: 62
Curling: 67
Header: 93
Jump: 86
Technique: 76
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 76
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 6
Weak Foot Accuracy: 5
Weak Foot Frequency: 5
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Early/Lasting

CARDS:
P16 – Fox in the Box
S16 – 1-touch Play


SPECIAL ABILITIES: Post Player – 1-touch Pass

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded

Victor Albert Williams Keeble (25 June 1930 – 29 January 2018) was signed by Newcastle United for £15,000 in January 1952 after being spotted by Magpies scout and former captain Bill McCracken. He continued to score goals, with three in his five appearances in 1951–52. However, Keeble's move to Newcastle coincided with his National Service with the Army, and long periods away impeded his progress. By 1955, with Army duties completed, Keeble was back to his best, scoring 29 goals in 36 appearances during the 1955–56 season. He was the last surviving member of the team that beat Manchester City in the 1955 FA Cup Final. An injury in 1956–57 saw Keeble lose his place in the team to Len White and the following season he played mainly for the reserve team.

Keeble was renowned for his ability to score goals from the air. His headed goals prompted Jackie Milburn to once comment: "Vic scored so many goals with his nut that I swear he had studs in his forehead". His tendency to score goals with his head, rather than his feet, also earned him the moniker 'Feeble Keeble' while at Newcastle.

West Ham teammate Malcolm Pyke, discussing Keeble in later life, pointed to some of his other attributes: "Ted Fenton bought Vic Keeble from Newcastle because he thought he could be good in the air, which he was. But what he didn't recognise was what a good target man Vic was. We could play balls from defence into Vic Keeble and he would hold them in to himself or knock them off. He brought Jackie Dick into the play a lot more, got more out of Jackie Dick, and made more use of the wingers in terms of crosses"