Born in Tow Law, he played in the Football League for Hull City and Nelson, as well as representing several semi-professional clubs.
He transferred to his hometown club Tow Law Town in November of the same year and was part of the team that won the Northern Football League title in the 1924–25 season.
He played eight matches and scored one goal for Hull before moving back into non-league football with Annfield Plain in the summer of 1926.
Keers spent five months with Annfield Plain before moving to Football League Third Division North club Nelson for a transfer fee of £150 in December 1926.
The local newspaper, the Nelson Leader, was pleased with his first performance for the club and he kept his place in the team for the following match against Stockport County.