Dick Keith

Dick Keith
Personal information
Full name Richard Matthewson Keith[1]
Date of birth (1933-05-15)15 May 1933
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death 28 February 1967(1967-02-28) (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.

  1. ^ "Dick Keith". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 April 2017.