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Richard Twiss (footballer)

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Richard Twiss
Personal information
Full name Richard Twiss[1]
Date of birth (1909-11-11)11 November 1909[1]
Place of birth Ashton-in-Makerfield, England[1]
Date of death 1970 (aged 60–61)[1]
Place of death Ashton-in-Makerfield, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1933 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1933–1934 Port Vale 1 (0)
1934–1939 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4 (0)
Total 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Twiss (11 November 1909 – 1970) was an English footballer who played for Chorley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Career

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Twiss played for Chorley and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in August 1933.[1] His only Second Division appearance came at centre-forward in a 2–1 loss to Hull City at Anlaby Road on 2 April 1934.[1] He was handed a free transfer away from The Old Recreation Ground the following month, at the end of the 1933–34 season.[1] He moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1932–33 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1934–35 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1935–36 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
1936–37 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1937–38 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1938–39 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Boscombe. £4,000 stand". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Richard Twiss at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)