John Keister

Date of birth11 November 1970
Place of birthManchester
NationalitySierra Leonean
Weight69 kg
Height1.73 m
PositionMidfielder

Keister linked up with his old boss Kevin Ratcliffe at Shrewsbury Town in October 2000 as the Town manager sought to add some bite in the centre of the park. He produced some characteristically determined performances as a ball-winning midfield player but departed for a brief spell at Stevenage in the new year. He later moved on to Margate where he assisted in their Dr Martens League championship-winning team in the closing stages of the season.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Faweh 01 Jul 1992 18 Sep 1993
Walsall 18 Sep 1993 07 Jan 2000
Chester City 07 Jan 2000 30 Jun 2000
Shrewsbury Town 13 Oct 2000 08 Feb 2001
Stevenage 08 Feb 2001 20 Mar 2001
Margate 20 Mar 2001 30 Jun 2006
Dover Athletic 01 Jul 2006

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 Walsall League Cup 1
1998-99 Walsall League Cup 1
1999-00 Walsall League Cup
1
2000-01 Shrewsbury Town FA Cup 1
2000-01 Shrewsbury Town League Division 3 8
2
2002-03 Margate FA Cup 3
2
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Nov 1997 West Ham United v Walsall L 4-1 League Cup 4th round
11 Aug 1998 Walsall v Queens Park Rangers D 0-0 League Cup 1st round 1st leg
14 Sep 1999 Sunderland v Walsall L 3-2 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1996-97 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup
1
1999-00 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup 1
1
2000-01 Sierra Leone FIFA World Cup 3
2
2002-03 Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations 3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
27 Apr 1997 Sierra Leone v Morocco L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group 5
22 Apr 2000 Sierra Leone v Sao Tome and Principe W 4-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round
17 Jun 2000 Nigeria v Sierra Leone L 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group B
08 Jul 2000 Ghana v Sierra Leone L 5-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group 2
21 Apr 2001 Sierra Leone v Nigeria W 1-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group B
05 May 2001 Sierra Leone v Ghana D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa group B
08 Sep 2002 Equatorial Guinea v Sierra Leone W 1-3 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7
12 Oct 2002 Sierra Leone v Gabon W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7
29 Mar 2003 Sierra Leone v Morocco D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group 7


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.