| Richard Key | |
| Fullname: | Richard Martin Key |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1956 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | –1975 |
| Youthclubs1: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 1975–1978 |
| Clubs1: | Exeter City |
| Caps1: | 109 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1978–1983 |
| Clubs2: | Cambridge United |
| Caps2: | 52 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1982 |
| Clubs3: | → Northampton Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1983–1984 |
| Clubs4: | Orient |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1984 |
| Clubs5: | Brentford |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1984–1985 |
| Clubs6: | Sunderland |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1985 |
| Clubs7: | → Cambridge United (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1985 |
| Clubs8: | Swindon Town |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 1986–1987 |
| Clubs9: | Brentford |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs10: | Cambridge City |
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.[1] His younger brother Lance was also a goalkeeper.[2]
Key lives in Freshwater, Isle of Wight.[3]
| 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 | Third Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1985–86[5] | Fourth Division | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 1985–86 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[6] | 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 | |||
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