Richard Key
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Martin Key[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1975 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Exeter City | 109 | (0) |
| 1978–1983 | Cambridge United | 52 | (0) |
| 1982 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | Orient | 42 | (0) |
| 1984 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1985 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Brentford | 3 | (0) |
| Cambridge City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Martin Key (born 13 April 1956) is an English retired professional football goalkeeper, best remembered for his spells in the Football League with Exeter City and hometown club Cambridge United.[2] His younger brother Lance was also a goalkeeper.[3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1984–85[4] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 1984–85[1] | Third Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town | 1985–86[5] | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1985–86[4] | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986–87[4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brentford total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy.
References
- ^ a b "Barry Hugman's Footballers – Richard Key". hugmansfootballers.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 92. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Exeter City 1976–77". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Richard KEY – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cambridge
- Association football goalkeepers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English football goalkeeper stubs