Courtney Baker-Richardson

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Courtney Baker-Richardson
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Baker-Richardson with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson [1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 9
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Coventry City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Ilkeston (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Romulus
2015 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
2015 Redditch United 5 (1)
2015–2016 Kettering Town 18 (3)
2016–2017 Leamington 62 (22)
2017–2020 Swansea City 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Barrow 0 (0)
2021 → Barnet (loan) 17 (3)
2021–2022 Newport County 33 (8)
2022–2024 Crewe Alexandra 65 (17)
2024– Newport County 58 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:36, 21 February 2026 (UTC)

Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Contents

Club career

Coventry City

Baker-Richardson made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 7 December 2013 in a 1–1 FA Cup Second Round draw with Hartlepool United, coming on to replace Franck Moussa after 71 minutes. [3]

Non-league

On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan. [4] He made his debut on 22 February 2014, coming on in the 68th minute for Lee Hildreth in the 1–1 draw against Welling United. [5] He subsequently joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Ilkeston on loan in March 2014. [6]

On Friday 7 August 2015, Baker-Richardson signed for Southern League Premier side Kettering Town for the 2015–16 season. However following a bad injury in October that year he was ignored by manager Marcus Law and switched to fellow Southern League Premier team Leamington in February 2016. [7]

After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017. [8]

Swansea City

On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal. [9] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. [10] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers [11]

On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season. [12]

Barrow

On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer. [13] On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season. [14] He was released by Barrow at the end of the season. [15]

Newport County

In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season. [16] He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021. [17] Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United. [18]

Crewe Alexandra

On 31 May 2022, it was reported that Baker-Richardson was joining Crewe Alexandra, newly relegated to League Two, on a two-year deal. [19] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland on 30 July 2022, [20] and, after again coming on as a second-half substitute, scored his first Crewe goal in the following game, a 3–0 win over Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 6 August 2022. [21] He made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town. [22] Baker-Richardson then scored three times in two home league games, one against Sutton United on 16 August and a first-half brace against Northampton Town on 20 August 2022. [23] He missed Crewe's match at Carlisle United on 1 October 2022 after injuring his leg while playing Xbox, [24] but recovered to play six games in October, scoring once, before sustaining a serious hamstring injury. [25] He eventually returned to first-team action on 4 March 2023, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Sutton United, [26] finishing the season with nine goals in 32 matches. [27]

In the 2023–24 season, Baker-Richardson beat his previous season's tally, scoring ten times in 40 appearances [28] before incurring a dislocated shoulder at the start of Crewe's 1–0 victory over Sutton United at Gresty Road on 12 March 2024, [29] [30] ruling him out for six weeks. [31] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's final game of the regular season at Colchester United on 27 April 2024. [32] Having helped the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Baker-Richardson was offered a new contract by Crewe. [33]

Newport County return

On 10 July 2024, Baker-Richardson returned to League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal. [34]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Coventry City 2013–14 [35] League One 0010000010
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14 [35] [36] Conference Premier 1000—1 [a] 020
Ilkeston (loan) 2013–14 [37] [38] Northern Premier League Premier Division2000—0020
Nuneaton Town 2014–15 [39] Conference Premier1000—0010
Redditch United 2014–15 [40] Southern League Premier Division5100—0051
Kettering Town 2015–16 [41] Southern League Premier Division18343—2 [b] 1247
Leamington 2016–17 [41] [42] Southern League Premier Division17500—2 [c] 2197
2017–18 [41] [42] Southern League Premier Division451700—10 [d] 45521
Leamington Total622200—1267428
Swansea City 2017–18 Premier League0000000000
2018–19 [43] Championship173311000214
2019–20 Championship0000000000
Swansea Total173311000214
Swansea City U21s 2017–18 [44] ———4 [e] 040
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20 [45] League One2000101 [e] 141
Barrow 2020–21 [46] League Two 0000000000
Barnet (loan) 2020–21 [46] National League 17300—00173
Newport County 2021–22 [2] League Two318100000328
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23 [27] League Two29800102 [e] 1329
2023–24 [28] League Two36931104 [f] 04410
Crewe total65173120617619
Career total222581254026826471
  1. ↑ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes appearance and goal in the Southern Football League Cup and appearance in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs.
  4. ↑ Includes 5 appearances and 2 goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern Football League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy.
  5. 1 2 3 Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.
  6. ↑ Includes one appearance in the EFL Trophy and three EFL League 2 play-off appearances.

References

  1. ↑ "List of players registered as scholars in accordance with rule C.3 between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 37. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Courtney Baker-Richardson at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Hartlepool United 1–1 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "New Loan signings named". Tamworth FC. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "The foot of Godden brings a point". Tamworth FC. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Home". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Former Sky Blues youngster signs". Leamington FC Official Site. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Leicester City take former Coventry City starlet on trial". Coventry Telegraph. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Swans seal Baker-Richardson signing". Swansea City A.F.C. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Marsh, Philip (28 August 2018). "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Pritchard, Dafydd (29 August 2018). "Swansea City 3–0 Queen's Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Courtney joins on loan – Accrington Stanley". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson: Barrow sign former Swansea City striker". BBC. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Barnet, Courtney Baker-Richardson!". Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  15. ↑ Bluebirds Confirm Retained List
  16. ↑ DONE DEAL | Courtney Baker-Richardson joins Exiles on one-year deal
  17. ↑ Baker-Richardson debut
  18. ↑ Baker-Richardson first Newport goal
  19. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson: Crewe Alexandra sign Newport County striker". BBC Sport. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  20. ↑ "Rochdale 1-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  21. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Grimsby Town 4-0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  23. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Alex Morris: 'Striker's Xbox injury sums up our luck'". CreweAlex.net. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  25. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (15 November 2022). "Major injury blow for Crewe Alex top scorer Courtney Baker-Richardson". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  26. ↑ "Sutton United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Courtney Baker-Richardson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Courtney Baker-Richardson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  29. ↑ "Boss hopes for good news on Baker-Richardson". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  30. ↑ "Baker-Richardson to learn injury fate". CreweAlex.net. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  31. ↑ "Injury Update – Baker-Richardson, Long, Tabiner & Holicek". CreweAlex.net. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  32. ↑ "Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  33. ↑ "Crewe release five players but offer five more new deals". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  34. ↑ "Newport County complete signing of Courtney Baker-Richardson". www.newport-county.co.uk. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  35. 1 2 "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  36. ↑ "Baker Richardson starts in Tamworth win - News - Coventry City". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  37. ↑ Duffy, Mark (24 March 2014). "Report/slideshow: Ilkeston FC 0-1 Blyth Spartans". Ilkeston Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  38. ↑ Duffy, Mark (9 April 2014). "Match report - Ilkeston FC 0-1 AFC Fylde". Ilkeston Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  39. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  40. ↑ "Redditch United Fixtures & Results 2014/15 | Aylesbury United FC".
  41. 1 2 3 "Courtney Baker Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  42. 1 2 "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - LeamingtonFC.co.uk". leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  43. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  44. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  45. ↑ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  46. 1 2 "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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