Keith Cassells joined the Saints from Oxford United at the same time as Mark Wright.
He scored his first goals for the club when grabbing a brace in a 5-5 thriller against Coventry City
at the Dell on 4th May 1982. He was never able to establish himself as a first team regular and
moved on to Brentford in February 1983. Keith is pictured above during the match against
Manchester City on 6th November 1982.
|
| Watford: |
1978-1979 |
Played |
3 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
| |
1979-1980 |
Played |
7 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
| Peterborough Utd.: |
1979-1980 |
Played |
8 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 4) |
(on |
loan |
1/1980) |
| |
| Watford: |
1980-1981 |
Played |
2 |
Scored |
0 |
goals |
(Division 2) |
| |
| Transferred in November 1980 |
| |
| Oxford Utd.: |
1980-1981 |
Played |
18 |
Scored |
3 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
| |
1981-1982 |
Played |
27 |
Scored |
10 |
goals |
(Division 3) |
| |
| Transferred in March 1982 |
| |
| Southampton: |
1981-1982 |
Played |
6 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
1982-1983 |
Played |
13 |
Scored |
2 |
goals |
(Division 1) |
| |
| Transferred to Brentford in February 1983 |
1983–1985 Brentford 86 (29)
1985–1989 Mansfield Town 163 (52)
Before becoming a professional footballer, Cassells worked as a postman.
After his retirement from football in 1989, he joined the Hertfordshire
Constabulary and rose to the rank of detective sergeant.
He was awarded
the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 2011