One of the outstanding talents on the local non-league soccer scene is joining Canvey as the Islanders set out on their first Nationwide Conference campaign.
Big date - Jon Keeling (second left) lined up with his new canvey team-mnates, Steve Ward, Chris Duffy and John Kennedy, when the quartet played for the England national game XI in Ostend in February last year Picture: LUAN MARSHALL
Midfielder Jon Keeling had a lenghty and highly-successful spell with Thurrock before joining Conference Dagenham and Redbridge last term.
He finished the campaign with Hornchurch, but is now joining the Park Lane set-up after Keeling himself phoned manager Jeff King while the Gulls' boss was on holiday in Spain pleading for the chance to make it at the highest non-league level.
Said King: "Everyone knows that Jon possesses exceptional talent and, when he came to us saying we were the club he wanted to join we were delighted to give him this chance.
Published Thursday July 1, 2004
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