Richard Key

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]

Richard Key
Personal information
Full name Richard Martin Key[1]
Date of birth (1956-04-13) 13 April 1956
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–1975 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1978 Exeter City 109 (0)
1978–1983 Cambridge United 52 (0)
1982Northampton Town (loan) 2 (0)
1983–1984 Orient 42 (0)
1984 Brentford 1 (0)
1984–1985 Sunderland 0 (0)
1985Cambridge United (loan) 13 (0)
1985 Swindon Town 0 (0)
1986–1987 Brentford 3 (0)
Cambridge City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Key lives in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

References

  1. "Richard Key". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 92. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. "Where Are They Now? Exeter City 1976–77". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. "Key, Richard". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  5. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. "Richard Key – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.


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