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Career & Clubs
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.
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. He also played for the Northern Ireland B team and the Irish League representative team.
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- Linfield F.C. (1950–1957)
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- Northern Ireland men's national association football team (1957–1962)
- National team
- Northern Ireland
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- AFC Bournemouth (1964–1966)
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- Weymouth F.C. (1966–1967)
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- Newcastle United F.C. (1957–1964)
Clubs
Played together with
Aaron HughesNewcastle United F.C. · 1997–2005- Aaron HughesNorthern Ireland men's national association football team · 1998–2018
Aaron RamsdaleAFC Bournemouth · 2017–2020- Aaron RamsdaleNewcastle United F.C. · 2025
Abdoulaye FayeNewcastle United F.C. · 2007–2008
Adam ArmstrongNewcastle United F.C. · 2014–2015
Adam FedericiAFC Bournemouth · 2015–2018
Adam LallanaAFC Bournemouth · 2007–2007
Adam LegzdinsWeymouth F.C. · 2009–2009
Adam SmithAFC Bournemouth · 2010–2011- Adam SmithAFC Bournemouth · 2014
Adrien TruffertAFC Bournemouth · 2025
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Identifiers & aliases
Richard Matthewson Keith 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.
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