[1][3] Skeels joined Stoke City in 1959 and soon established himself as an indispensable member of Tony Waddington's starting eleven.
He left for American side Seattle Sounders in 1976 before spending a short spell back in Stoke-on-Trent with Port Vale.
[3] The scout who had recommended him to Turner, Reg Savage, prompted Skeels to attend trials at Stoke City.
[3] He had already been awarded a joint-testimonial match with Tony Allen against Derby County in February 1969 when he was given a free transfer by Stoke in June 1976.
Skeels joined up with former teammate Geoff Hurst in the North American Soccer League with the Seattle Sounders, before signing for Roy Sproson's Port Vale in September 1976.