Ben Richards-Everton

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Ben Richards-Everton
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Richards-Everton [1]
Date of birth (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 32) [2]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gloucester City
Youth career
0000–2008 Romulus
2008–2009 Carlisle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Romulus
2010–2011 Cradley Town
2011–2013 Hinckley United 38 (0)
2011 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2011 → Rushall Olympic (loan)
2011 → Romulus (loan)
2013–2014 Tamworth 37 (0)
2014–2015 Partick Thistle 2 (0)
2014–2015 → Airdrieonians (loan) 18 (0)
2015–2017 Dunfermline Athletic 40 (2)
2017–2019 Accrington Stanley 39 (1)
2019–2021 Bradford City 42 (2)
2021–2022 Barnet 62 (5)
2022–2023 Yeovil Town 19 (0)
2023 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 12 (1)
2023–2024 Gloucester City 27 (0)
2024 Bromsgrove Sporting 9 (0)
2024– Gloucester City 0 (0)
International career
2013 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 1 June 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Richards-Everton (born 17 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Gloucester City.

Contents

Richards-Everton has previously played for English non-league clubs Romulus, Cradley Town, Hinckley United, Tamworth, Barnet, Yeovil Town and Scunthorpe United, as well as Scottish sides Partick Thistle, Airdrieonians and Dunfermline Athletic, and English League clubs Accrington Stanley and Bradford City.

Club career

Early career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, [2] Richards-Everton joined Hinckley United from Cradley Town, where he spent two seasons with The Knitters, spending time out on loan with Sutton Coldfield Town, [3] Rushall Olympic [2] and former club Romulus. [4]

Tamworth

Being regarded as one of the best defenders in the league, he left Hinckley United in March 2013, to join Conference Premier side Tamworth. [5] During December 2013, with continued good form, Richards-Everton attracted the attention of many higher English clubs. [6] Tamworth were expected to sell the defender in January 2014 before his contract expired, but he stayed at the club until August 2014. Ben was tracked by a number of Football League and Premier League clubs, [7] but on 22 August 2014, Richards-Everton signed for Partick Thistle, [8] after impressing on a trial period earlier in the summer. He was immediately loaned to Scottish League One club Airdrieonians, making his debut on 23 August 2014, in a 3–0 defeat against Dunfermline Athletic. [9]

Partick Thistle

On 21 March 2015, Richards-Everton made his debut for Partick Thistle, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Steven Lawless, the goalscorer in a 1–0 victory against Inverness Caley Thistle at Firhill Stadium. [10] Richards-Everton made his first start for Partick Thistle in a 0–0 draw with Motherwell playing the full 90 mins.

Dunfermline Athletic

At the end of the 2014–15 season Richards-Everton was released by Thistle, and in June 2015 he signed a one-year contract with Dunfermline Athletic. [11] Richards-Everton made his first appearance for the side in a 3–0 friendly victory over local rivals East Fife, [12] whilst his first competitive start came against Arbroath in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [13] His first league appearance was against Brechin City in a 6–1 win, [14] and he scored his first ever senior goal, and his first for the Pars, in a win against league rivals Stranraer on his 24th birthday. [15] Richards-Everton was a consistent starter for the Pars, playing in all but two of the Pars League One winning campaign.

The 2016–17 season began in much the same way as the previous, with Richards-Everton starting in nine of the Pars' first 10 league and cup matches. Due to the club's poor performance in the league he was dropped from the starting 11 until 22 October against Hibernian. However, although playing the full 90 minutes against Hibs, and being chosen as the man of the match, [16] Richards-Everton suffered a severe injury to his knee [17] which saw him miss the remainder the season. [18] Ben choose to leave the Pars, putting his injury problems behind him, pursuing a career south of the border. [19]

Accrington Stanley

After leaving Dunfermline Athletic, Richards-Everton returned to England, signing a one-year deal with EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley on 15 July 2017. [20] He scored his first goal in a very impressive performance for Accrington in a 3-2 EFL Cup win against Preston North End on 8 August 2017. [21] Richards-Everton was sustained a shoulder injury during a game against Notts County, only returning to face Blackpool. [22] Richards-Everton returned to fine form scoring in an impressive individual performance against Crawley. [23] Richards-Everton came of the bench on Boxing Day and scored with his first shot of the game against Crewe Alexandra. [24] Accrington exercised a contractual option at the end of the 2017–18 season to retain him. [25]

Bradford City

In May 2019 Richards-Everton joined Bradford City on a 2-year deal. [26] He left the club on 11 January 2021, by mutual consent. [27]

Barnet

On 13 January 2021, Richards-Everton signed for National League side Barnet on a deal until at least the end of the 2022-23 season, with an option for a further year. [28] Richards-Everton left the club in May 2022 having come to a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract. [29]

Yeovil Town

On 29 July 2022, Richards-Everton signed for National League club Yeovil Town on a one-year deal. [30]

On 15 February 2023, he joined Scunthorpe United on loan until the end of the season. [31]

At the end of the 2022–23 season, Richards-Everton was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the National League. [32]

Gloucester City

In May 2024, Richards-Everton returned to Gloucester City following their relegation to the Southern Premier Division South. [33]

International career

In November 2013, Richards-Everton was called up to the England C squad, to face a Latvia under-23 side. [34]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hinckley United 2011–12 [35] Conference North 17000—00170
2012–13 [35] 21000—00210
Total38000—00380
Tamworth 2013–14 [35] Conference Premier 37031002 [lower-alpha 1] 2423
2014–15 [35] Conference North0000000000
Total370310022423
Partick Thistle 2014–15 [36] Scottish Premiership 2000000020
Airdrieonians (loan) 2014–15 [36] Scottish League One 180000000180
Dunfermline Athletic 2015–16 [37] Scottish League One34230303 [lower-alpha 2] 0432
2016–17 [38] Scottish Championship 60004000100
Total402307030532
Accrington Stanley 2017–18 [39] League Two 22120312 [lower-alpha 3] 0222
2018–19 [40] League One 17040005 [lower-alpha 3] 0260
Total391603170552
Bradford City 2019–20 [41] League Two32220003 [lower-alpha 3] 0372
2020–21 [42] League Two10010102 [lower-alpha 3] 0140
Total422301050512
Barnet 2020–21 [35] National League 231000000231
2021–22 [35] National League39410004 [lower-alpha 4] 0444
Total625100040675
Yeovil Town 2022–23 [35] National League190200000210
Scunthorpe United (loan) 2022–23 [35] National League121000000121
Career total2991118111121235015
  1. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup

Honours

Club

Dunfermline Athletic

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