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He played only a few minutes of World Cup football, however - England did not qualify in 1974 or 1978, and he had barely recovered from injury in time to come on as a substitute in their last game of the 1982 World Cup.

He played only a few minutes of World Cup football, however - England did not qualify in 1974 or 1978, and he had barely recovered from injury in time to come on as a substitute in their last game of the 1982 World Cup.

His managerial career was initially successful, once more helping Newcastle into the top flight , and, building up a team the like of which had not been seen in England for several decades, led them to massive popularity and on-field success in the 1995-96 season: on 1 January 1996 they had a twelve point lead over their nearest rivals, [[Manchester United F.C.]], only for frailties in the team's defense, and in the psychology of Keegan himself, to allow Man U to grasp victory at the last gasp. He left Newcastle in 1997, and shortly afterwards became manager of second division [[Fulham F.C.]]. In 1999 he was appointed as manager of the England national team. His tenure as England manager was disappointing, however, and he resigned after a 1-0 defeat by Germany in a world cup qualifier.

His managerial career was initially successful, once more helping Newcastle into the top flight, and, building up a team the like of which had not been seen in England for several decades, led them to massive popularity and on-field success in the 1995-96 season: on 1 January 1996 they had a twelve-point lead over their nearest rivals, [[Manchester United F.C.]], only for frailties in the team's defense, and in the psychology of Keegan himself, to allow Man U to grasp victory at the last gasp. He left Newcastle in 1997, and shortly afterwards became manager of second division [[Fulham F.C.]]. In 1999 he was appointed as manager of the England national team. His tenure as England manager was disappointing, however, and he resigned after a 1-0 defeat by Germany in a world cup qualifier.

He later had a spell as [[Manchester City F.C.]] manager from 2001-2005, beginning well with a spectacular promotion from the second tier. The latter part of his reign was once more anti-climactic, and he resigned from football in 2005, only to be reappointed manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.]] for a brief second term between January and September 2008.

He later had a spell as [[Manchester City F.C.]] manager from 2001-2005, beginning well with a spectacular promotion from the second tier. The latter part of his reign was once more anti-climactic, and he resigned from football in 2005, only to be reappointed manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.]] for a brief second term between January and September 2008.