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Full name
  
George Brown Key

Name
  
George Key

Playing position
  
Right half

Height
  
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Date of death
  
November 1958


Date of birth
  
(1882-02-11)11 February 1882

Place of birth
  
Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland

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George Brown Key (11 February 1882 – November 1958) was a Scottish international footballer who played in both the Scottish and English football leagues.

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Career

Key was born in the Dennistoun district of Glasgow, and played at Junior level for Parkhead before stepping up to Heart of Midlothian in 1899. With Hearts, Key won the Scottish Cup in 1901 and the following season, was capped for Scotland against Ireland.

After a disagreement with Hearts over financial matters, Key was signed by Chelsea in 1905 for their first season in English football. The Chelsea manager Jacky Robertson had been an international teammate of Key's three years earlier. Key left Chelsea in 1909.

His brother William was also a Scotland international.

References

George Key Wikipedia