Richard Tracey (footballer)

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Richard Shaun Tracey
Personal information
Full name Richard Shaun Tracey
Date of birth July 9, 1979 (1979-07-09) (age 28)
Place of birth    Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Belper Town
Number Numbering system not in use
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988-1994
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999
1999-2000
2001-2002
2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-
Battyeford Boys Club
Sheffield United
Rotherham United
Carlsile United (loan)
Carlsile United
Macclesfield Town
Scarborough
Bradford Park Avenue
Ossett Town
Frickley Athletic
250 (187)
00 0(0)
03 0(0)
02 0(0)
49 (11)
33 0(5)
01 0(0)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Richard Tracey (born 9 July 1979) is a semi-professional footballer who plays for Belper Town in the Unibond.

Tracey started his professional career at Sheffield United in 1997. On 5th March 1998 He moved to Rotherham United where he made 1 start and 4 substitute appearances before joining Carlsile United, initially on loan, on 12th March 1999. Tracey appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League. Tracey went on to make 54 starts and 15 sub appearances scoring 15 goals for the Cumbrians.

Tracey joined Macclesfield Town in January 2001 and played for Macclesfield Town 37 times scoring 5 times incliuding West Ham in the F.A.Cup where he had a goal disallowed wrongly. On the 8th March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for Scarborough but made only 1 appearance in which he suffered a bad injury for the Seadogs before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-pro football.

Tracey has played for several clubs, including Bradford Park Avenue and Ossett Town, and currently plays for [Belper Town] whilst training to be a teacher.