Joe Keith

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.

Career Keith 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. After a brief loan spell with Bristol City at the end of the 2004–05 season, Keith was released by Colchester and joined Leyton Orient in June 2005. He joined Shrewsbury on loan in October 2006, returning to Orient the following month.

Keith signed for Brentford in January 2007 on a five-month contract, 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.

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 In the 2009–10 season Keith took a player/coach role at Tilbury where he was joined by former teammate Lee Hodges.

After a spell as a coach with East Thurrock United he joined local rivals Canvey Island as assistant manager in February 2016. He was appointed manager of Tilbury in October 2017. He left the club in November 2018. In October 2019, Keith took up a coaching role at Hashtag United.

Honours

Club West Ham United FA Youth Cup Runner-up (1): 1995–96 Tilbury Isthmian League Cup: 2008–2009