Keith Viney

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Keith Viney
Personal information
Full name	Keith Brian Viney
Date of birth	October 26, 1957 (1957-10-26) (age 50)
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Height	6 feet
Playing position	Left-back
Club information
Current club	None
Youth clubs
-1975	Portsmouth
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1975-1982 1982-1989 1985 1988	Portsmouth Exeter City →Torquay United (loan) →Bristol Rovers (loan)	166 (3) 270 (8) 000 (0) 003 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Keith Viney (born October 26, 1957) is an English former professional footballer. He played over 400 league games, the majority of which came with Portsmouth and Exeter City.

Viney was born in Portsmouth and was educated at Portsmouth Technical High school before joining his local side, Portsmouth as an apprentice, turning professional in October 1975. The following year he was forced to play in goal after Portsmouth keeper Graham Lloyd was injured late during the game against Preston North End. Viney was named player of the year by Pompey fans in the 1980-81 season.

He left to join Exeter City in August 1982 where he would go on to make nearly 300 first team appearances. Viney joined Torquay United on loan in November 1985, playing as a substitute for Derek Fowler on November 16, 1985 in a 1-1 draw away to non-league Windsor & Eton in the FA Cup first round. That was his only appearance for the Gulls.

Viney lost his place in the Exeter side again in the 1988-89 season, joining Bristol Rovers on loan in September 1988. On leaving Exeter he joined non-league Torrington.

In October 2004, Viney was named as manager of Torrington,^[1] a position he held until being made Director of Football at the club in October 2005.^[2]

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Preceded by Joe Laidlaw	Portsmouth F.C. Fans' Player of the Year 1980-1981	Succeeded by Alan Knight
Preceded by Tony Bowker	Torrington Manager 2004-2005	Succeeded by Mike Small