Abstract
The game made Keenor a Welsh nationalhero in a way that the rugby stars that preceded him had not been. Southand north celebrated Cardiff City’s achievement and Fred Keenor was atthe centre of that triumph.During the inter-war years, Keenor’s name was synonymous with CardiffCity. His playing career with the club spanned almost two decades, fromhis signing as a seventeen-year-old amateur in 1912, until his release in1931. In those years, he made 504 appearances for the club, many ascaptain, and won thirty-one caps for Wales. So often the linchpin andinspiration of both club and country, he played for Cardiff City through itsrise from the Southern League to FA Cup winners, as well as leading Walesto the home championship. By the time he retired from playing, he hadbecome something of a legend in Welsh soccer. Recent historical work hasled to a reinterpretation of the way we see sports stars. There has been a newemphasis on the meaning of individuals rather than who they actuallywere. As Moorhouse points out, they were emblematic figures; represen-tatives of wider values and experiences.
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