Joe Keith (born 1 October 1978) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Colchester United, Bristol City, Leyton Orient, Shrewsbury Town and Brentford.
 Keith with Tilbury in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Richard Keith[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1997 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1998-1999 | → Waterford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999-2005 | Colchester United | 208 | (23) |
| 2005 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2005-2007 | Leyton Orient | 53 | (2) |
| 2006 | Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2007 | Brentford | 18 | (2) |
| 2007-2008 | AFC Hornchurch | 4 | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Tilbury | 42 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Tilbury | ||
| 2018– | Hashtag United (Assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKeith started his career at West Ham United as a trainee but did not make a senior appearance. He joined Colchester United in 1999 and went on to score 28 goals in 247 league and cup appearances for the club in six seasons.[2] After a brief loan spell with Bristol City at the end of the 2004–05 season,[3] Keith was released by Colchester and joined Leyton Orient in June 2005.[2] He made over fifty appearances in his eighteen months at Orient.[4] He joined Shrewsbury on loan in October 2006, returning to Orient the following month.[5][6]
Keith signed for Brentford in January 2007 on a five-month contract,[7] linking up with former Colchester teammate and then Brentford manager Scott Fitzgerald. He played 18 games for Brentford, scoring twice, before being released in May 2007.[4] After being released by Brentford, he dropped into non-league football, joining AFC Hornchurch.[8]
In August 2008 Keith went on to play for Tilbury of the Isthmian League First Division North where he spent a successful 2008–09, season playing 42 league games and scoring 11 goals. Keith was instrumental in helping the Dockers win their first silverware since 1975 when they won the Isthmian League Cup, beating Harrow Borough 2–0 in April 2009.
Coaching career
editIn the 2009–10 season Keith took a player/coach role at Tilbury where he was joined by former teammate Lee Hodges.[9]
After a spell as a coach with East Thurrock United he joined local rivals Canvey Island as assistant manager in February 2016.[10] He was appointed manager of Tilbury in October 2017.[11] He left the club in November 2018.[12] In October 2019, Keith took up a coaching role at Hashtag United.[13]
Honours
editClub
edit- FA Youth Cup Runner-up (1): 1995–96
- Isthmian League Cup: 2008-2009
References
edit- ^ "Joe Keith". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ^ a b "Orient snap up midfielder Keith". BBC Sport. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Colchester & City seal loan swap". BBC Sport. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Joe Keith". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Winger Keith loaned to Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Winger Keith leaves Shrews early". BBC Sport. 15 November 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES MAKE THEIR SECOND SIGNING". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Another impressive signing by Urchins". Non-League Daily. 18 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tilbury's East Anglian Cup progress". Thurrock Gazette. 22 April 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- ^ "Joe Keith Appointed Assistant Manager". Canvey Island FC. 1 March 2016.
- ^ Joe Keith is new Tilbury manager Thurrock Independent, 22 October 2017
- ^ Football: Tilbury lose faith with manager after Ramadan sinks the Dockers Your Thurrock, 11 November 2018
- ^ "Reunited with Devs: Hashtag United welcome Joe Keith to the coaching staff! | Hashtag United". FootballFanCast.com. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "FA Youth Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
edit- Joe Keith at Soccerbase
