Dick Keith
{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer (1933–1967)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dick Keith
| image =
| caption = Keith playing for Newcastle in 1960
| full_name = Richard Matthewson Keith{{Hugman|10772|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1933|5|15}}
| birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1967|2|28|1933|5|15}}
| death_place = Bournemouth, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Right-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = 33rd Old Boys
| years1 = 1950–1957
| years2 = 1957–1964
| years3 = 1964–1966
| years4 = 1966–1967
| years5 =
| clubs1 = Linfield
| clubs2 = Newcastle United
| clubs3 = Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
| clubs4 = Weymouth
| clubs5 =
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 208
| caps3 = 47
| caps4 =
| caps5 =
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 =
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 1957–1962
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland
| nationalcaps1 = 23
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
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.
Club career
Keith was born in Belfast on 15 May 1933 and began his career in the Irish League with Linfield. He won the Irish Cup with Linfield in 1953 and was named Ulster Footballer of the Year in 1956. He was transferred to Newcastle United in September 1956, where he went on to make 208 Football League appearances and became captain in 1962. He joined Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in February 1964 and later joined non-League club Weymouth.
International career
Keith made 23 appearances for Northern Ireland between 1957 and 1962, and was part of the squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup.{{NFT player|id=23340|accessdate=}} He also played for the Northern Ireland B team and the Irish League representative team.
Death
Keith died in Bournemouth on 28 February 1967 as a result of an accident at a builder's yard, when an automatic garage door he was dismantling collapsed on top of him. He was aged 33 and still playing for Weymouth at the time.
References
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;Sources
- {{cite book|title=A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United|author=Paul Joannou}}
- {{cite book|title=Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United|author=Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning and Patrick Canning}}
{{Northern Ireland squad 1958 FIFA World Cup}}
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Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Association footballers from Belfast
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Northern Ireland men's international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's B international footballers
Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Irish League representative players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
Category:AFC Bournemouth players
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Ulster Footballers of the Year