George Key should not be confused with George Ker.
| George Key | |
| Fullname: | George Brown Key |
| Birth Date: | 1882 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Date: | November 1958 |
| Position: | Right half |
| Years1: | –1899 |
| Years2: | 1899–1904 |
| Years3: | 1905–1909 |
| Clubs3: | Chelsea |
| Caps2: | 81 |
| Caps3: | 54 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1902 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
George Brown Key (11 February 1882 – November 1958) was a Scottish international footballer who played in both the Scottish and English football leagues.
Key was born in the Dennistoun district of Glasgow, and played at Junior level for Parkhead[1] [2] before stepping up to Heart of Midlothian in 1899. With Hearts, Key won the Scottish Cup in 1901[3] and the following season, was capped for Scotland against Ireland,[4] also appearing in the away leg of the 'World Championship' against Tottenham Hotspur. He was a Scottish Cup runner-up in 1903.
After a disagreement with Hearts over financial matters, Key was signed by Chelsea in 1905 for their first season in English football.[5] The West London club's manager Jacky Robertson had been an international teammate of Key's three years earlier.[6] Key was only a regular in his first year at Chelsea, and left in 1909.[7]
His brother William was also a Scotland international.[8]