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Keith William Granger (born 5 October 1968) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Southampton and Darlington. He made his League debut for Southampton at 17, but played for them only twice before moving on to Darlington. Injury brought his League career after 25 appearances, although he was able to play on in non-league football until further injury forced his retirement at the age of 25. He later went into coaching. ==Early life and Southampton== Granger was born in Southampton and educated at the former Millbrook Secondary School. He joined Southampton as a schoolboy in December 1982 and became an apprentice in July 1985. With two matches remaining in the 1985–86 Football League season, Southampton's England international goalkeeper Peter Shilton pulled a hamstring. The second choice goalkeeper, Phil Kite, was on loan at Middlesbrough, and Tim Flowers had returned to Wolverhampton Wanderers after a loan spell.〔 Despite having never previously played for the reserves, the 17-year-old Granger made his debut on 3 May 1986, away to Everton; Southampton lost the match 6–1. In his second and what proved to be last match, at Tottenham Hotspur two days later, they lost 5–3. In the summer of 1986, Flowers joined Southampton on a permanent transfer, leaving Granger as the third-choice keeper. Although Shilton left the Saints a year later, he was replaced by John Burridge.〔 Granger signed a professional contract in October 1986 when he was 18,〔 and between August 1986 and December 1987, he made 19 appearances for Southampton's reserve team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keith Granger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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