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David Richards (footballer, born 1910)

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David Richards
Personal information
Full name David Richards[1]
Date of birth 1910 (1910)[1]
Place of birth Pentrebach, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Merthyr Town 13 (0)
1929 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1929–1930 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1930–1931 Merthyr Town
1931–1933 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
1933–1936 Wrexham 50 (0)
1937 Newport County 1 (0)
1937 Burton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Richards (1910 – date of death unknown) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a left half-back. He made appearances in the English Football League for Welsh clubs Merthyr Town, Wrexham and Newport County. He also was registered to Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Bolton Wanderers - but never appeared for any of them.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d David Richards at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Newport County. New men are hefty and tall". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "David Richards". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2022.