Keith Brian Viney (born 26 October 1957) is an English former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

. He played over 400 league games, the majority of which came with

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port and city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. The city of Portsmouth has been a unitary authority since 1 April 1997 and is administered by Portsmouth City Council. Portsmouth is the most dens ...

and

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

. Viney was born in

and was educated at Portsmouth Technical High school before joining his local side,

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

in August 1982 where he would go on to make nearly 300 first team appearances. Viney joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on loan in November 1985, playing as a substitute for Derek Fowler on 16 November 1985 in a 1–1 draw away to non-league Windsor & Eton in the

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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 Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been ...

on loan in September 1988. On leaving Exeter he joined non-league Torrington. In October 2004, Viney was named as manager of Torrington, a position he held until being made Director of Football at the club in October 2005.Torrie appoint 19-year old manager!
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1957 births Living people Footballers from Portsmouth English men's footballers Portsmouth F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks {{England-footy-defender-1950s-stub