Richard Key

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]

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
0000–1975	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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy.

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. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 398–399. ISBN 0951526200.
5. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Richard KEY – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.