Keith Pring

Keith David Pring (11 March 1943 – 25 January 2018) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. As a winger, he began his career as an apprentice at Newport County and made his debut in 1961. He made 61 English Football League appearances for Newport, scoring 3 goals before joining Rotherham United in October 1964 for a fee of £10,000.[1] Pring later moved on to Notts County F.C. and finished his career at Southport due to a bad leg break.[2]

Keith Pring
Personal information
Full name Keith David Pring
Date of birth (1943-03-11)11 March 1943
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death 25 January 2018(2018-01-25) (aged 74)
Place of death Southport, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1964 Newport County 61 (3)
1964–1968 Rotherham United 83 (6)
1968–1969 Notts County 44 (2)
1969–1971 Southport 48 (4)
International career
1965–1967 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Pring attained 3 caps for the Wales national football team, making his international debut on 1 December 1965 in place of the injured Gil Reece in a 4–2 defeat to Denmark.

Keith had a son Gareth born in Nottingham in 1968 and later a daughter Caroline born in Southport in 1975.

Keith David Pring resided in Churchtown, Southport where he also had seven grandchildren: Emmy, Robert, Will, Max, Zac, Ashleigh and Sam, the latter two being the niece and nephew of former Everton and Chester star Stuart Rimmer.

Pring's former club Rotherham United confirmed they were saddened to learn about his death on Sunday evening.[3]

References
  • Hayes, Dean P. (2004). Wales The Complete Who's Who of Footballers Since 1946. Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-3700-9.
  1. "Keith Pring". Rotherham United F.C. 17 November 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  2. "Keith Pring". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  3. "Keith Pring died". Rotherham United Twitter. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


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