John Richardson (footballer, born 1966)

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John Richardson
Personal information
Full name John Richardson [1]
Date of birth (1966-07-28) 28 July 1966 (age 56) [1]
Place of birth Durham, England [1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Chesham United
1993 Colchester United 8 (0)
Chesham United
Total8(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Richardson (born 28 July 1966) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United.

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Career

Born in Durham, Richardson signed for Third Division side Colchester United from Chesham United in September 1993 on a non-contract basis. [2] He made his Football League debut on 25 September 1993, coming on as a substitute for player-manager Roy McDonough in a 4–1 win over Bury at Layer Road. [3] He failed to score in any of his eight league games for Colchester, [4] making his final appearance in a 4–2 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 11 December 1993, replacing Steve Ball. [5] Richardson returned to non-league football with Chesham following his release. [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "John Richardson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 202. ISBN   978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. ↑ "Colchester Utd 4–1 Bury". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 Brown, Neil. "Colchester United: 1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Colchester Utd 2–4 Crewe Alexandra". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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