Dick Keith

Dick Keith

Personal information
Full name	Richard Matthewson Keith
Date of birth	15 May 1933(1933-05-15)
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)
Playing position	Right Back
Youth career
	33rd Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1950–1957	Linfield
1957–1964	Newcastle United	223	(2)
1964–1966	Bournemouth	52	(0)
1966-1967	Weymouth
National team
1957–1962	Northern Ireland	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Richard "Dick" M. Keith (15 May 1933 Belfast – 28 February 1967 Bournemouth) was a footballer who played at right-back for Newcastle United between 1956 and 1964. He played 233 games and scored 2 goals.

Known as "Dick" to his team mates, he was a popular player with the Geordies and was made club captain in 1962.

His career saw him play for Linfield F.C., Newcastle United, A.F.C. Bournemouth and Weymouth F.C.. He played for Weymouth up until his death in 1967, when he died in an accident at a builders yard.

He was also part of the great Northern Ireland team that played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He made 23 appearances for his country, and also won the Irish Player of the Year 1954 and the Irish Cup in 1953.

Tragically he was killed in 1967 aged only 33 when an automatic garage door he was dismantling collapsed on top of him at a builders yard.

See also

• Ulster Footballer of the Year

Sources

• Paul Joannou. A Complete Who's Who of Newcastle United. 
• Paul Joannou, Tommy Canning and Patrick Canning. Haway The Lads, The Illustrated Story of Newcastle United. 

Persondata
Name	Keith, Dick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	15 May 1933
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	28 February 1967
Place of death	Bournemouth, England