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Club career

A tough and uncompromising centre back from Oxford, Keown played for local sides as a boy, before joining Arsenal on a schoolboy contract in 1980, though he made his professional debut on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion in 1984. Keown returned to Arsenal to make 22 appearances, before being sold by new Arsenal boss George Graham to Aston Villa in 1987.Keown played for Villa for three seasons, before moving to Everton in the summer of 1989. All the positions. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Discussions are underway on the talk page regarding the section of Honours and Manager list. ... This article is about the year. ... George Graham (born November 30, 1944 in Bargeddie, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former football player and manager. ... Aston Villa redirects here. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

In February 1993, Keown was re-signed by his old club, Arsenal, for £2 million. Keown competed with Steve Bould for the second central defence place alongside Tony Adams. Keown didn't feature in Arsenal's FA Cup and League Cup double of 1993 thanks to being cup-tied, and was only a sub in Arsenal's Cup Winners' Cup win over Parma the following year. However, he became an integral part of Arsène Wenger's double Double winning sides of 1998 and 2002. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Stephen Andrew Bould (born November 16, 1962) is an English former football player. ... For other persons named Tony Adams, see Tony Adams (disambiguation). ... This article is about the English FA Cup. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Cup-tied is an adjective, used primarily in football, to describe a player who is ineligible to play in a knockout cup competition after transferring from another club during that competition. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ... Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, nicknamed the Gialloblu. ... Arsène Wenger OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager. ... The Double is a term in football, which refers to winning a countrys top division and its main cup competition in the same season. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

In the 2003-2004 season, during Arsenal and Manchester United's match at Old Trafford, Manchester United were awarded a late penalty, with the score at 0-0. Ruud van Nistelrooy stepped up to take the penalty, and hit the bar with it. After the penalty, Keown and Ray Parlour confronted van Nistelrooy^{[citation needed]}, with Keown having hit van Nistelrooy, and were criticized because of this.^{[citation needed]}

Keown remained at Arsenal until 2004, winning another Premier League title, before being released on a free transfer. He signed for Leicester City, but left after less than six months (it was rumoured he had fallen out with Leicester boss Micky Adams), and signed for Reading in January 2005 until the end of the season, whereupon he retired from the game. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Michael Adams (born 8 November 1961 in Sheffield) is a professional football manager in England and former player. ... Reading Football Club are an association football club, based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Keown joined the coaching staff of Newbury in August 2005, but is now coaching back at former club Arsenal where he is taking his coaching badges. He has been identified by former Arsenal manager Terry Neill as a key figure behind the success of Arsenal's inexperienced "new-look" defence (which the team resorted to after ongoing injury problems) in the 2005/06 season, notably setting a record for minutes played without conceding in the Champions League)^[2]. Martin is also a coach for the Oxford University Blues Football team on a part time basis. A.F.C. Newbury is a football club based in Newbury, Berkshire, in England with over 30 teams from seven years old through to veterans including junior teams, a senior squad, a Ladies and several Girls teams competing in national, regional and local football leagues and competitions throughout the year. ... William John Terence Terry Neill (born May 8, 1942) is a Northern Ireland former football player and manager. ... European Cup redirects here. ...

International career

Martin played U16 and U18 for England. When it was learnt that both his parents were Irish, Jack Charlton enquired about his availability to play for the Republic of Ireland but found that he was not eligble due to his underage games.^{[citation needed]} He made his England debut in 1992 against France. With an injury to Mark Wright he was called up into England's squad for Euro '92, and played in all three of England's matches. First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Mark Wright (born August 1, 1963 in Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England) was an English international footballer now turned manager. ... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ...

Keown's early ascension to the England team under Graham Taylor did not continue under Terry Venables, who ignored him completely. Keown earned a recall from Glenn Hoddle in 1997, and went to the 1998 World Cup, but did not play. Keown became a regular under Kevin Keegan (captaining the side against Finland) and played in two of England's Euro 2000 matches. By the time Sven-Göran Eriksson became manager, Keown's age was starting to count against him, though he went to the 2002 World Cup, again as a non-playing squad member. In all he played 43 times for England, scoring two goals. Graham Taylor OBE (born September 15, 1944, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player. ... Terence Frederick Terry Venables (born 6 January 1943 in Dagenham, London) is an English football manager and former player. ... Glenn Hoddle (born October 27, 1957 in Hayes, London) is a football manager and former player for Tottenham Hotspur and England. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born 14 February 1951 in Armthorpe, Doncaster, England)[1] is a former English football manager and is regarded as one of the all-time greatest British football players. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...   (IPA: , born 5 February 1948) is a Swedish football manager. ... The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

Honours

• Premiership Championship Winner 1998, 2002 & 2004
• FA Cup Winner 1998, 2002 & 2003
• UEFA Cup Runner-Up 2000
• FA Cup Runner-up 2001
• 43 England caps

References

1. ^ http://www.fansfc.com/frontpage/frontpagenews.asp?newsid=159124
2. ^ Arsenal's New Guard. Retrieved on May 31, 2006.

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External links

• Martin Keown career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e England squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Seaman • 2 Campbell • 3 Le Saux • 4 Ince • 5 Adams • 6 Southgate • 7 Beckham • 8 Batty • 9 Shearer • 10 Sheringham • 11 McManaman • 12 Neville • 13 Martyn • 14 Anderton • 15 Merson • 16 Scholes • 17 Lee • 18 Keown • 19 L. Ferdinand • 20 Owen • 21 R. Ferdinand • 22 Flowers • Coach: Hoddle

v • d • e England squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Seaman • 2 Mills • 3 A. Cole • 4 Sinclair • 5 Ferdinand • 6 Campbell • 7 Beckham • 8 Scholes • 9 Fowler • 10 Owen • 11 Heskey • 12 Brown • 13 Martyn • 14 Bridge • 15 Keown • 16 Southgate • 17 Sheringham • 18 Hargreaves • 19 J. Cole • 20 Vassell • 21 Butt • 22 James • 23 Dyer • Coach: Eriksson