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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Matthewson Keith[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1933 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Date of death | 28 February 1967 | (aged 33)||
Place of death | Bournemouth, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right Back | ||
Youth career | |||
33rd Old Boys | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1957 | Linfield | ||
1957–1964 | Newcastle United | 208 | (2) |
1964–1966 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 47 | (0) |
1966–1967 | Weymouth | ||
International career | |||
1957–1962 | Northern Ireland | 23 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Matthewson Keith (15 May 1933 – 28 February 1967) was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland who played as a right-back. He made over 200 appearances for English club Newcastle United between 1956 and 1964, and also played for Linfield, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Weymouth, and was a member of the Northern Ireland squad at the 1958 World Cup.