Monthly Archive: November 2013

The blue plaque which will be unveiled at Fred Keenor’s old school

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is to unveil a blue plaque a week today at the city school where the legendary Fred Keenor  was a pupil.

Fred Keenor captained the football team at Stacey Primary School in Roath. He went on to skipper the Bluebirds to FA Cup Final success in 1927, as well as captaining the Welsh international side.

The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, November 12,  almost a year to the day (November 10, 2012) after the statue of Fred Keenor at the Cardiff City Stadium was unveiled by two pupils from Stacey school, Carla Shore and Yassin Mohamed.

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust had launched an appeal to raise £85,000 for the tribute.

David Craig, project manager of the Keenor appeal and a member of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust board, said: “We had funds left over after the statue was erected so we felt it would be entirely appropriate to provide an inscribed blue plaque dedicated to Fred for the school.

“We are thrilled that Malky Mackay is happy to take time out from his busy schedule to unveil the plaque to honour Fred. We are sure the pupils are looking forward to welcoming a modern day Bluebirds hero in Malky Mackay to their school.

“This event is the conclusion of the work by the Trust’s Fred Keenor fundraising committee to mark the legendary status of Fred.”

The Journey Back – Cardiff City’s Rise through the Divisions 1991-2013, a book chronicling seasons 1991-92 to 2012-13 written by Trust members Paul Evans (the Other Bob Wilson) and Richard Holt, is now on sale.

With Paul writing reviews for each season of at least 3,000 words and Richard the statistical input, which includes team line-ups (for both sides) for every competitive match played by City during the period covered, the Journey Back has 368 pages plus another 16 pages of colour photographs, including team groups for 18 of the 22 seasons covered.

The book can be bought from the Trust Office (near Gate 5) tomorrow from 2-3.45pm and then from 6-6.30pm tomorrow. Anyone unable to attend the Swansea match, will be able to purchase it before the Manchester United and Arsenal games and, hopefully, at the Wales v Finland match on Saturday, November 16, while it will also be on sale at the Trust’s 1992-93 promotion celebration event https://www.ccfctrust.org/?p=3181 at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday, November 21.

The Journey Back can also be bought now on Paul’s blog: https://mauveandyellowarmy.net/

Just click on the words “The Journey Back – Cardiff City’s Rise through the Divisions 1991-2013 now on sale” at the top of the page and then you can order the book.

Finally, the Journey Back costs £19.50, but Trust members can get it at the discounted price of £17.50 – it’ll make a great Christmas present for any Bluebirds fan.