Richard Tracey (footballer)
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| Richard Shaun Tracey | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Shaun Tracey | |
| Date of birth | July 9, 1979 | |
| 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) 0 (0) 3 (0) 2 (0) 49 (11) 33 (5) 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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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.

