John Richardson (footballer, born 1949)

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John Richardson
Personal information
Full name John Pattinson Richardson [1]
Date of birth (1949-02-05) 5 February 1949 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth Stannington, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1966 Millwall 1 (0)
1966–1969 Brentford 85 (7)
1969–1973 Fulham 71 (6)
1972Dallas Tornado (loan) 9 (1)
1973–1977 Aldershot 121 (6)
Hillingdon Borough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Pattinson Richardson (born 5 February 1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Millwall, Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot.

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Playing career

Millwall

Richardson began his career in the youth system at Third Division club Millwall and made two appearances during the 1965–66 season. [2]

Brentford

Richardson moved to Fourth Division club Brentford in May 1966 and went into the youth and reserve teams. [3] He made his senior debut at age 17 in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 7 September 1966. [4] Richardson came to prominence amongst the Brentford supporters in a match versus Tranmere Rovers on 10 February 1967. [3] An injury to Peter Gelson saw Richardson included in the starting lineup and his performance led to a write-up in the Middlesex Chronicle . [3] Richardson finished the 1966–67 season with 24 appearances to his name and played in the victorious 1967 London Challenge Cup-winning team. [4] [5] He was a virtual ever-present during the 1967–68 season, making 45 appearances. [4] Richardson made four appearances during the 1969–70 season before departing the club, having made 96 appearances for the Bees. [6]

Fulham

Richardson joined Brentford's West London rivals Fulham in August 1969 for a £12,500 fee. [1] He made 71 appearances and scored six goals for the club in a four-year spell and helped the club to promotion to the Second Division in the 1970–71 season. [7]

Dallas Tornado (loan)

Richardson had a loan spell at North American Soccer League club Dallas Tornado during the 1972 season and he scored once in 9 appearances. [6] [8]

Aldershot

Richardson dropped into the Third Division to sign for Aldershot in July 1973. [1] He made 121 appearances and scored six goals for the club before departing in 1977. [7] [9]

Hillingdon Borough

After departing Aldershot, Richardson dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough. [7]

Personal life

Richardson's uncle was Billy Gray, who managed Richardson at Millwall and Brentford. [5]

Honours

Brentford

Fulham

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 1965–66 [2] Third Division 10001020
Brentford 1966–67 [4] Fourth Division 2023110243
1967–68 [4] 2111000221
1968–69 [4] 4242020464
1969–70 [4] 202040
Total8576040957
Dallas Tornado (loan) 1972 [8] North American Soccer League 9191
Career total95860501068

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References

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  8. 1 2 "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. 1 2 Bishop, Matthew (5 November 2016). "Where are they now? Fulham's 1970–71 Division Three runners up". The League Paper. Retrieved 7 February 2019.