Richard Martin Key (born 13 April 1956) is an English retired professional footballer, best remembered for his spells as a goalkeeper in the Football League with Exeter City and hometown club Cambridge United.[2] His younger brother Lance was also a goalkeeper.[3]
| 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 | |||
Personal life edit
Key lives in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.[4]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1984–85[5] | Third Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United (loan) | 1984–85[1] | Third Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Swindon Town | 1985–86[6] | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Brentford | 1985–86[5] | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1986–87[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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
Honours edit
Exeter City
- Football League Fourth Division second-place promotion: 1976–77[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Richard Key". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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 "Key, Richard". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Richard Key – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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