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John Richardson (footballer, born 1949)

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John Richardson
Personal information
Full name John Pattinson Richardson[1]
Date of birth (1949-02-05) 5 February 1949 (age 75)[1]
Place of birth Stannington, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Millwall 1 (0)
1966–1969 Brentford 85 (7)
1969–1973 Fulham 71 (6)
1972Dallas Tornado (loan) 9 (1)
1973–1977 Aldershot 121 (6)
Hillingdon Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Pattinson Richardson (born 5 February 1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Millwall, Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot.

Playing career

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Millwall

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Richardson began his career in the youth system at Third Division club Millwall and made two appearances during the 1965–66 season.[2]

Brentford

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Richardson moved to Fourth Division club Brentford in May 1966 and went into the youth and reserve teams.[3] He made his senior debut at age 17 in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 7 September 1966.[4] Richardson came to prominence amongst the Brentford supporters in a match versus Tranmere Rovers on 10 February 1967.[3] An injury to Peter Gelson saw Richardson included in the starting lineup and his performance led to a write-up in the Middlesex Chronicle.[3] Richardson finished the 1966–67 season with 24 appearances to his name and played in the victorious 1967 London Challenge Cup-winning team.[4][5] He was a virtual ever-present during the 1967–68 season, making 45 appearances.[4] Richardson made four appearances during the 1969–70 season before departing the club, having made 96 appearances for the Bees.[6]

Fulham

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Richardson joined Brentford's West London rivals Fulham in August 1969 for a £12,500 fee.[1] He made 71 appearances and scored six goals for the club in a four-year spell and helped the club to promotion to the Second Division in the 1970–71 season.[7]

Dallas Tornado (loan)

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Richardson had a loan spell at North American Soccer League club Dallas Tornado during the 1972 season and he scored once in 9 appearances.[6][8]

Aldershot

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Richardson dropped into the Third Division to sign for Aldershot in July 1973.[1] He made 121 appearances and scored six goals for the club before departing in 1977.[7][9]

Hillingdon Borough

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After departing Aldershot, Richardson dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough.[7]

Personal life

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Richardson's uncle was Billy Gray, who managed Richardson at Millwall and Brentford.[5]

Honours

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Brentford

Fulham

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1965–66[2] Third Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Brentford 1966–67[4] Fourth Division 20 2 3 1 1 0 24 3
1967–68[4] 21 1 1 0 0 0 22 1
1968–69[4] 42 4 2 0 2 0 46 4
1969–70[4] 2 0 2 0 4 0
Total 85 7 6 0 4 0 95 7
Dallas Tornado (loan) 1972[8] North American Soccer League 9 1 9 1
Career total 95 8 6 0 5 0 106 8

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "John Richardson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Millwall Season 65/66 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Street, Tim (17 April 2010). "Teenager Richardson makes his mark". Get West London. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ a b c Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  6. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 134. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  7. ^ a b c John Richardson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  8. ^ a b "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b Bishop, Matthew (5 November 2016). "Where are they now? Fulham's 1970–71 Division Three runners up". The League Paper. Retrieved 7 February 2019.