SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 2:34 pm
Kevin Keegan dies aged 75 as family pay tribute to Liverpool and Newcastle icon
Legendary former Liverpool star and ex-Newcastle and England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer
Kevin Keegan, one of the most popular figures in English football, has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer.
'King Kev' had an illustrious playing career and built one of the most popular teams of the Premier League eras at Newcastle United.
In a statement, his family said: "It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75. The former England player and manager had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments.
"Kevin, a double Ballon D’or winner, was a much loved husband, father and grandfather. The family would like to thank Kevin’s incredible medical team for all their support. This is a hugely difficult time and they are requesting space and privacy."
He leaves his wife of 52 years Jean and their two children.
Keegan was a legendary player for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s, and he went on to become a sporting hero to millions of football fans.
Sad loss. Great player
Legendary former Liverpool star and ex-Newcastle and England manager Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer
Kevin Keegan, one of the most popular figures in English football, has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer.
'King Kev' had an illustrious playing career and built one of the most popular teams of the Premier League eras at Newcastle United.
In a statement, his family said: "It is with immense sadness that we announce that Kevin Keegan has passed away at the age of 75. The former England player and manager had been battling cancer and was surrounded by his wife and daughters in his final moments.
"Kevin, a double Ballon D’or winner, was a much loved husband, father and grandfather. The family would like to thank Kevin’s incredible medical team for all their support. This is a hugely difficult time and they are requesting space and privacy."
He leaves his wife of 52 years Jean and their two children.
Keegan was a legendary player for Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s, and he went on to become a sporting hero to millions of football fans.
Sad loss. Great player
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Re: Kevin Keegan RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 2:42 pm
Really starts to hit home when your boyhood heroes start passing.
RIP King Kev.
RIP King Kev.
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Re: Kevin Keegan RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:03 pm
Really sad news.
Thoughts are with his family and friends.
RIP
Thoughts are with his family and friends.
RIP
Re: Kevin Keegan RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:10 pm
Awful News
Kevin Keegan really was one of my hero’s growing up RIP
Football has lost one of its most beloved figures.
Kevin Keegan, whose name became synonymous with everything thrilling about the English game in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 75 following a battle with cancer.
Long before “King Kev” became a household name across Europe, he was a teenager from Doncaster taking his first steps in the professional game — and it’s that journey through the old Football League, culminating in some of the finest days English club football has ever produced, that shaped the player the whole football world came to love.
From Scunthorpe to superstardom
Keegan’s story began at Scunthorpe United, who handed him his professional debut in the late 1960s after a trial elsewhere hadn’t quite worked out.
It was there, in the lower reaches of the Football League, that the raw materials of his game - relentless movement, an appetite for hard work and an instinctive nose for goal - first caught the eye of scouts across the country.
It was enough to convince Liverpool manager Bill Shankly to bring him to Anfield in 1971 for a fee of £33,000, a piece of business that would go down as one of the shrewdest in the club’s history.
What followed was a golden period for both player and club.
Keegan formed a devastating partnership with John Toshack, inspired a fierce rivalry-turned-friendship with Kevin Beattie’s Ipswich side, and became the heartbeat of a Liverpool team that ruled England and Europe.
Across six seasons at Anfield, Keegan won three First Division titles, an FA Cup, two UEFA Cups and, in 1977, the European Cup - scoring in that Rome final as Liverpool were crowned champions of Europe for the first time.
He was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1976, the first of two occasions he’d claim the honour.
Kevin Keegan really was one of my hero’s growing up RIP
Football has lost one of its most beloved figures.
Kevin Keegan, whose name became synonymous with everything thrilling about the English game in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 75 following a battle with cancer.
Long before “King Kev” became a household name across Europe, he was a teenager from Doncaster taking his first steps in the professional game — and it’s that journey through the old Football League, culminating in some of the finest days English club football has ever produced, that shaped the player the whole football world came to love.
From Scunthorpe to superstardom
Keegan’s story began at Scunthorpe United, who handed him his professional debut in the late 1960s after a trial elsewhere hadn’t quite worked out.
It was there, in the lower reaches of the Football League, that the raw materials of his game - relentless movement, an appetite for hard work and an instinctive nose for goal - first caught the eye of scouts across the country.
It was enough to convince Liverpool manager Bill Shankly to bring him to Anfield in 1971 for a fee of £33,000, a piece of business that would go down as one of the shrewdest in the club’s history.
What followed was a golden period for both player and club.
Keegan formed a devastating partnership with John Toshack, inspired a fierce rivalry-turned-friendship with Kevin Beattie’s Ipswich side, and became the heartbeat of a Liverpool team that ruled England and Europe.
Across six seasons at Anfield, Keegan won three First Division titles, an FA Cup, two UEFA Cups and, in 1977, the European Cup - scoring in that Rome final as Liverpool were crowned champions of Europe for the first time.
He was voted PFA Footballer of the Year in 1976, the first of two occasions he’d claim the honour.
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Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:14 pm
Incredibly sad!
A legend in his own lifetime and as down to Earth as you could get!
RIP, Kevin Keegan; a hero to supporters no matter who their clubs were!
A legend in his own lifetime and as down to Earth as you could get!
RIP, Kevin Keegan; a hero to supporters no matter who their clubs were!
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:26 pm
Rip Mr Keegan
what a pairing with Toshack .
what a pairing with Toshack .
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:39 pm
Really sad news, RIP KING KEV.
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:45 pm
Sad news great player RIP Kevin Keegan
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:49 pm
Very sad news.
One of the greatest players to ever grace the British game.
One of the greatest players to ever grace the British game.
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Mon Jul 20, 2026 3:52 pm
Legend brilliant character R.I.P king kev so sad
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Tue Jul 21, 2026 5:22 am
Very sad news, legend at all clubs he's played at, but it has to be said, Toshack made him!
RIP Kev!
RIP Kev!
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Tue Jul 21, 2026 1:23 pm
So sad and gone too early rip king kev
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Tue Jul 21, 2026 4:41 pm
He was a legend; you'll never hear a bad word said about him, and that says a lot. RIP Keven Keegan.
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Tue Jul 21, 2026 5:36 pm
I first saw him on an old VHS Liverpool tape that my Grandfather had. A real legend of a man who gave so much to the sport
Rest easy Mr Keegan and thank you
Rest easy Mr Keegan and thank you
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Tue Jul 21, 2026 5:42 pm
The word legend is thrown around a lot but n his case it is well deserved. Always remember watching him & JT playing together, what a pairing that was. RIP Kevin.
Re: SO SAD: KEVIN KEEGAN RIP
Wed Jul 22, 2026 5:27 pm
montyblue wrote:Rip Mr Keegan
what a pairing with Toshack .
A great combination. They had a great understanding of what the other one was going to do. It was so good that the tv decided to test their telepathic powers. I think it was on Saint and Greavsie. Keegan was dealt a number of card and Tosh had to read his mind. He got them all correct! They were amazed until Tosh spilt the beans. He could see the cards in the reflection of the window behind Keegan!
A great player who had so passion for the game. RIP