Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Edward Richards | ||
Date of birth | August 1905 | ||
Place of birth | Abercanaid, Wales | ||
Date of death | 30 September 1956(1956-09-30) (aged 51) | ||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Troedyrhiw Carlton | |||
Mid Rhondda United | |||
1925–1926 | Merthyr Town | 1 | (0) |
1926–1929 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | (2) |
1929–1931 | Coventry City | 77 | (12) |
1931–1935 | Fulham | 76 | (14) |
1935–1937 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 44 | (8) |
1937–1938 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | (0) |
1938–19?? | Folkestone | ||
International career | |||
1932 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Edward Richards (August 1905 – 30 September 1956) was a Welsh international footballer who played as an outside right. He made 232 appearances in the Football League playing for Merthyr Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City, Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion and Bristol Rovers, and also played in the Southern League for Mid Rhondda United and Folkestone. He played once for the Wales national team, on 7 December 1932 against Ireland.
He was the older brother of Dai Richards, who also played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wales.
References
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- "Football player Billy Richards". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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