| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eamonn Gerard O'Keefe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1953[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder; forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Hyde United | 19 | (12) |
| 1976 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1976–1979 | Mossley | 83 | (34) |
| 1979–1982 | Everton | 40 | (6) |
| 1982–1983 | Wigan Athletic | 58 | (25) |
| 1983–1985 | Port Vale | 59 | (17) |
| 1985–1986 | Blackpool | 36 | (23) |
| 1987–1988 | Cork City | 34 | (9) |
| 1989 | St Patrick's Athletic | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Chester City | 17 | (4) |
| 1990–1991 | Bangor City | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | England Semi-Pro | ||
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland under-21s | 4 | (4) |
| 1981–1985 | Republic of Ireland | 5 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Cork City (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eamonn Gerard O'Keefe (born 13 October 1953) is an English-born Irish former professional footballer. He played as a forward, but in later years was moved into a midfield role.
He moved from non-League Stalybridge Celtic to Plymouth Argyle, and back into the non-League scene with Hyde United in 1975. The next year, he moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Hilal before returning to England in 1976 to sign with Mossley. His 1978–79 Northern Premier League success at the club won him a move to Everton in 1979, before he was sold on to Wigan Athletic in 1982, who were on the verge of promotion into the Third Division. He switched to Port Vale the next year before penning a deal with Blackpool in 1985. His goals took the club out of the Fourth Division in 1984–85. In 1987, he was appointed player-manager at Cork City, where he won the Munster Senior Cup and League of Ireland Cup in 1988. He moved to Chester City in 1989 after a spell with St Patrick's Athletic. He joined Bangor City the next year before retiring in 1991.
An England Semi-Pro international, he also won four under-21s caps for the Republic of Ireland and five senior caps between 1981 and 1985, scoring one goal at full international level.