Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Barrington Cassells [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–1977 | Wembley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1977–1980 | Watford | 12 | (0) |
1980 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1980–1982 | Oxford United | 45 | (13) |
1982–1983 | Southampton | 19 | (4) |
1983–1985 | Brentford | 86 | (28) |
1985–1989 | Mansfield Town | 163 | (52) |
Total | 333 | (97) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Barrington Cassells (born 10 July 1957) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his four seasons as a forward in the Football League with Mansfield Town. He also played league football for Watford, Oxford United, Brentford and briefly in the First Division for Southampton. He acquired the nickname " Rosie" during his playing career. [3]
A forward, Cassells began his career at Isthmian League club Wembley, before joining Fourth Division club Watford for a £500 fee in October 1977. [4] A double promotion from the Fourth to the Second Division hampered Cassells' chances at Vicarage Road and he made just 17 appearances before his departure in November 1980. [4] [5]
In November 1980, Cassells dropped back down to the Third Division to join Oxford United as the makeweight in the deal which saw Les Taylor join Watford for a £100,000 fee. [4] He scored 25 goals in 60 matches, [6] before making a surprise move to First Division club Southampton for an £80,000 fee in March 1982. [4] At the end of the 1981–82 season, he was named in the Third Division PFA Team of the Year. [7] Cassells failed to make a breakthrough at The Dell and made just 27 appearances and scored five goals before leaving the club in February 1983. [5] [8]
Cassells dropped back down to the Third Division to join Brentford for a £25,000 fee in February 1983. [3] Signed as a replacement for the injured Tony Mahoney, over the following 2+1⁄2 seasons he proved himself to be "a powerful-running frontman" and "a consistent, if unspectacular goalscorer". [9] A switch to the right wing during the 1984–85 season saw Cassells finish the season as the team's leading league goalscorer (12) and the team's joint-leading goalscorer (18, with Gary Roberts). [9] He also helped the team to the 1985 Football League Trophy Final and the match proved to be his final Brentford appearance. [3] After rejecting a new contract, Cassells departed Griffin Park in August 1985 and finished his Bees career with 102 appearances and 28 goals. [3] [9]
Cassells joined Fourth Division club Mansfield Town for a £17,000 fee in August 1985. [9] He had an excellent 1985–86 season, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and helping the club secure promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish. [5] [10] He experienced more success in the following season, winning the 1987 Football League Trophy Final, despite missing a penalty in the deciding shootout. [11] His career was ended by injury in 1989, [5] by which time he had made 163 league appearances and scored 52 goals for the Stags. [1]
Before becoming a professional footballer, Cassells worked as a postman. [9] After his retirement from football in 1989, he joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary and rose to the rank of detective sergeant. [4] [12] He was awarded the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 2011. [13]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 1978–79 [14] | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
1979–80 [15] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
1980–81 [16] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Peterborough United (loan) | 1979–80 [17] | Fourth Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Oxford United | 1980–81 [6] | Third Division | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
1981–82 [6] | Third Division | 27 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 40 | 22 | ||
Total | 45 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 60 | 25 | |||
Southampton | 1981–82 [8] | First Division | 6 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
1982–83 [8] | First Division | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
Total | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
Brentford | 1982–83 [18] | Third Division | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
1983–84 [18] | Third Division | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
1984–85 [18] | Third Division | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [c] | 2 | 51 | 18 | ||
Total | 86 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 102 | 28 | |||
Mansfield Town | 1985–86 [4] | Fourth Division | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
1986–87 [4] | Third Division | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 16 | ||
1987–88 [4] | Third Division | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
1988–89 [4] | Third Division | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | ||
Total | 163 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 163 | 52 | |||
Career total | 333 | 97 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 378 | 117 |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Barrington Cassells [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–1977 | Wembley | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1977–1980 | Watford | 12 | (0) |
1980 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
1980–1982 | Oxford United | 45 | (13) |
1982–1983 | Southampton | 19 | (4) |
1983–1985 | Brentford | 86 | (28) |
1985–1989 | Mansfield Town | 163 | (52) |
Total | 333 | (97) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Keith Barrington Cassells (born 10 July 1957) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his four seasons as a forward in the Football League with Mansfield Town. He also played league football for Watford, Oxford United, Brentford and briefly in the First Division for Southampton. He acquired the nickname " Rosie" during his playing career. [3]
A forward, Cassells began his career at Isthmian League club Wembley, before joining Fourth Division club Watford for a £500 fee in October 1977. [4] A double promotion from the Fourth to the Second Division hampered Cassells' chances at Vicarage Road and he made just 17 appearances before his departure in November 1980. [4] [5]
In November 1980, Cassells dropped back down to the Third Division to join Oxford United as the makeweight in the deal which saw Les Taylor join Watford for a £100,000 fee. [4] He scored 25 goals in 60 matches, [6] before making a surprise move to First Division club Southampton for an £80,000 fee in March 1982. [4] At the end of the 1981–82 season, he was named in the Third Division PFA Team of the Year. [7] Cassells failed to make a breakthrough at The Dell and made just 27 appearances and scored five goals before leaving the club in February 1983. [5] [8]
Cassells dropped back down to the Third Division to join Brentford for a £25,000 fee in February 1983. [3] Signed as a replacement for the injured Tony Mahoney, over the following 2+1⁄2 seasons he proved himself to be "a powerful-running frontman" and "a consistent, if unspectacular goalscorer". [9] A switch to the right wing during the 1984–85 season saw Cassells finish the season as the team's leading league goalscorer (12) and the team's joint-leading goalscorer (18, with Gary Roberts). [9] He also helped the team to the 1985 Football League Trophy Final and the match proved to be his final Brentford appearance. [3] After rejecting a new contract, Cassells departed Griffin Park in August 1985 and finished his Bees career with 102 appearances and 28 goals. [3] [9]
Cassells joined Fourth Division club Mansfield Town for a £17,000 fee in August 1985. [9] He had an excellent 1985–86 season, scoring a hat-trick on his debut and helping the club secure promotion to the Third Division with a third-place finish. [5] [10] He experienced more success in the following season, winning the 1987 Football League Trophy Final, despite missing a penalty in the deciding shootout. [11] His career was ended by injury in 1989, [5] by which time he had made 163 league appearances and scored 52 goals for the Stags. [1]
Before becoming a professional footballer, Cassells worked as a postman. [9] After his retirement from football in 1989, he joined the Hertfordshire Constabulary and rose to the rank of detective sergeant. [4] [12] He was awarded the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 2011. [13]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Watford | 1978–79 [14] | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
1979–80 [15] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
1980–81 [16] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
Peterborough United (loan) | 1979–80 [17] | Fourth Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
Oxford United | 1980–81 [6] | Third Division | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
1981–82 [6] | Third Division | 27 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 40 | 22 | ||
Total | 45 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 60 | 25 | |||
Southampton | 1981–82 [8] | First Division | 6 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
1982–83 [8] | First Division | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 [b] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
Total | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
Brentford | 1982–83 [18] | Third Division | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | ||||
1983–84 [18] | Third Division | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
1984–85 [18] | Third Division | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 [c] | 2 | 51 | 18 | ||
Total | 86 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | 102 | 28 | |||
Mansfield Town | 1985–86 [4] | Fourth Division | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |
1986–87 [4] | Third Division | 46 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 16 | ||
1987–88 [4] | Third Division | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
1988–89 [4] | Third Division | 37 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 14 | ||
Total | 163 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 163 | 52 | |||
Career total | 333 | 97 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 378 | 117 |
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