Dick Richards (footballer)

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Dick Richards
Full name	Richard William Richards
Date of birth	February 14, 1890 (1890-02-14)
Place of birth	Glyncorrwg, Wales
Date of death	January 29, 1934 (aged 43)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ? ? 1913 – 1922 1922 – 1924 1924 – ? ? 1927 – 1928	Bronygarth Chirk Oswestry United Wolverhampton Wanderers West Ham United Fulham Mold Colwyn Bay United	? ? ? 86 (22) 43 (5) 21 (2) ? ?
National team
1920 – ?	Wales	9 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Richard William Richards (14 February 1890 – 29 January 1934) was a Welsh footballer. Richards was born in Glyncorrwg^[1] and he played as an amateur for Bronygarth, Chirk and Oswestry United. Upon turning professional, Richards played for English teams Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United and Fulham.

During his time at Wolves, Richards played 86 League games either side of World War I, scoring 22 goals. He gained five caps for Wales while with the club, scoring in a 2-1 win against England during the 1920 British Home Championship.

He joined West Ham United in 1922 and made 43 League appearances for them. He also made 10 cup appearances for the club, including the 1923 FA Cup Final loss to Bolton Wanderers, and picked up more international caps at the 1924 British Home Championship, which saw victories for Wales against all three other teams.

Richards left for Fulham in 1924 and made 24 appearances for the West London club, scoring twice, but his time there was hampered by injury. He went on to play for Welsh teams, Mold^[2], where he gained the last of 9 caps, and Colwyn Bay United, where he finished his career. He then went to work for an electricity company in Cheshire, where he sustained a back injury which led to his death, age 43.

[edit] Notes

^ The Lads of '23 and Since 1888 list Glyncorrwg as Richards' birthplace, while Who's Who of West Ham United gives his birthplace as Chirk
^ Sources vary as to whether the club was named Mold F.C. or Mold Town F.C.

[edit] References

Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media, 176. ISBN 1 903135 50 8.
Belton, Brian (2006). The Lads of '23. SoccerData, 76. ISBN 1 899468 91 9.
Dick Richards, westhamstats.info. Retreived on 7 June 2008
Since 1888. Retreived on 7 June 2008

Persondata
NAME	Richards, Dick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH	February 14, 1890 (1890-02-14)
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glyncorrwg, Wales
DATE OF DEATH	January 29, 1934
PLACE OF DEATH