- Lance Key
Infobox Football biography
playername = Lance Key
fullname = Lance Key
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1968|5|13|mf=y
cityofbirth =Kettering
countryofbirth =England
height = 6ft 2ins
nickname =
currentclub = Wivenhoe Town
clubnumber =
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = -1990
1990-1996
1993
1995
1995
1995
1996
1996-1997
1997
1997-1999
1998-2001
2000
2001-2004
2004-2008
2008-
clubs = Histon
Sheffield Wednesday
→ Oldham Athletic (loan)
→ Oxford United (loan)
→ Lincoln City (loan)
→ Hartlepool United (loan)
→ Rochdale (loan)
Dundee United
Sheffield United
Rochdale
Northwich Victoria
→ Altrincham (loan)
Kingstonian
Histon
Wivenhoe Town
caps(goals) =
000 (0)
002 (0)
006 (0)
005 (0)
001 (0)
014 (0)
003 (0)
000 (0)
019 (0)
051 (0)
015 (0)
136 (0)
124 (0)
pcupdate = 11 October 2008Lance Key (born
May 13 ,1968 ) is an English former professional football goalkeeper, most recently at Wivenhoe Town of theEastern Counties Football League Premier Division . His elder brother Richard was also a professional goalkeeper principally for Exeter City and Cambridge United.Key began his professional career in April 1990 when he joined Sheffield Wednesday from non-league Histon for a fee of £10,000. He spent six years with Wednesday, but made just one appearance, as a substitute in the
FA Cup atGillingham . This followed the sending off ofKevin Pressman . Key's first touch was to pick the ball out of the net following the penalty which led to the sending off.Loan spells with Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, Lincoln City, Hartlepool United and Rochdale followed before a free transfer move to Dundee United in July 1996.
At Tannadice, Key was understudy to regular keeper
Ally Maxwell and made his debut onNovember 2 ,1996 in a 1-1 draw away to Motherwell. He played twice more later that month, but returned to England in March 1997 without making any further first team appearances, joining Sheffield United on a free transfer.In August 1997 he joined Rochdale on a free transfer. He moved to Northwich Victoria on loan in December 1998, with the move being made permanent in February 1999.
He moved to Kingstonian in June 2001 and rejoined Histon in September 2004, [ [http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=20491 Histon sign three] ] where he helped the team to
Southern League andConference South championships. He left Histon in September 2008 and joinedWivenhoe Town , [cite web
title = Lance Key signs from Histon
url = http://www.wivenhoetownfc.co.uk/news.asp
publisher = Wivenhoe Town F.C.
date =
accessdate = 2008-09-29] but left the club after just oneFA Vase appearance.References
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