| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | (1906-11-11)11 November 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 2 January 1986(1986-01-02) (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Law, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Burnbank Athletic | |||
| 1923–1924 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 1924–1927 | Northfleet United | ? | (?) |
| 1927–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | (0) |
| 1929–1933 | Reading | 125 | (0) |
| 1934 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 | (0) |
| Folkestone | ? | (?) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Richardson (11 November 1906 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Folkestone.
Football career
Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical. He joined Northfleet United (the "nursery" club of Tottenham Hotspur) in 1924 before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927 and 1929. Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total. He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 220. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- "Kent's nursery clubs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- Topsurs A-Z of players Retrieved 17 October 2012
- Reading FC players Where are they now Retrieved 9 July 2009
- 1906 births
- 1986 deaths
- Footballers from Motherwell
- Scottish men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Northfleet United F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football scouts
- Reading F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Men's association football defenders
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen