Keith WELLER

Leicester City FC

Keith Weller - Leicester City FC - League appearances for The Foxes.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 26 November 1977

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    • POSITION
      Midfielder/Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 11 June 1946
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      London, England. Died 13th November 2004. Aged 58.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • England
  • CLUBS
  • Chelsea FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1970-1971
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 15th August 1970 in a 2-1 win at home to Derby County (Aged: 24)
    • Club Career
      34 League apps (+4 as sub), 14 goals
  • Leicester City FC
    • Club Career Dates
      1971-1978
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 2nd October 1971 in a 0-0 draw at home to Crystal Palace (Aged: 25)
    • Club Career
      260 League apps (+2 as sub), 37 goals
  • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Club Career Dates
      1964-1967
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 27th March 1965 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers (Aged: 18)
    • Club Career
      19 League apps (+2 as sub), 1 goals
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Keith WELLER - Leicester City FC - League appearances for The Foxes.

Keith Weller is pictured above during Leicester City's match against Liverpool.

 


Tottenham:   1964-1965     Played   6     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1965-1966     Played   5     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)
     1966-1967     Played   10     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in June 1967 for £18,000
 
Millwall:   1967-1968     Played   41     Scored   14   goals   (Division 2)
     1968-1969     Played   40     Scored   16   goals   (Division 2)
     1969-1970     Played   40     Scored   10   goals   (Division 2)
 
Transferred in May 1970 for £100,000
 
Chelsea:   1970-1971     Played   36     Scored   13   goals   (Division 1)
     1971-1972     Played   2     Scored   1   goal   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in September 1971 for £100,000
 
Leicester:   1971-1972     Played   32     Scored   5   goals   (Division 1)
     1972-1973     Played   39     Scored   8   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   42     Scored   7   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   40     Scored   3   goals   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   39     Scored   7   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   30     Scored   4   goals   (Division 1)
     1977-1978     Played   24     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1978-1979     Played   16     Scored   3   goals   (Division 2)
 

Keith Weller  is pictured above playing for Leicester City during their 0-0 draw against

Crystal Palace on 2nd. October 1971.        Photo George Herringshaw.   ©.

 

Died Seattle, Washington 12 November 2004.

 

Keith Weller died at his home following a lengthy battle with a rare form of cancer.

In 2002 Leicester fans raised £40,000 to pay for therapy and at the end of the 2003/04 football

season Alan Birchenall, who described his former City comrade as one of the five best

Leicester players of all time, raised £27,500 for research into the disease with a sponsored run.

 

Senior club career.

1964–1967    Tottenham Hotspur                 21    (1)
1967–1970    Millwall                                    121    (40)
1970–1971    Chelsea                                  38    (14)
1971–1978    Leicester City                       262    (37)
1978–1980    New England Tea Men         72    (18)
1980–1983    Fort Lauderdale Strikers       64    (6)
1980-1981    Fort Lauderdale Strikers (indoor)    6    (5)
1983    →     Tulsa Roughnecks (loan)