John Richardson (squash player)

John Richardson

Country	England
Born	1949 England
Medal record Men's squash Representing   England European Team Championships 1975 Dublin Team

John L. Richardson (born 1949) is an English former squash player. ^[1] He was a European team champion. ^[2]

Biography

Richardson was educated at Hurstpierpoint College and won the 1967 British U16 junior open. ^[3]

He played for Middlesex at county level and won the 1969 Drysdale Cup (the national junior title and described as the Junior Wimbledon Championships of squash). ^[4]

In 1970 he was selected by the SRA for Dutch Championships. ^[5] He played for Ealing SC ^[6] and became the youngest recorded winner of the Surrey Open in February 1971. ^[7]

Richardson made his debut for Great Britain after being selected for the fixture against Pakistan on 28 January 1975 at Wembley. ^{[8] [9]}

He was defeated by Jonathan Leslie in the final of the 1976 British National Squash Championships ^[10] and was subsequently selected for England ^[11] and won the gold medal for the England men's national squash team at the European Squash Team Championships in 1975 in Dublin. ^{[12] [13]}

He went on to manage a South Kensington squash centre and represented Great Britain men's national squash team at the 1977 Men's World Team Squash Championships.

References

1. "John Richardson (England)". Squash Info. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. Palmer, Michael (1984). The Guinness Book of Squash. Guinness Superlatives Ltd Ltd. pp. 137–141. ISBN   0-85112-270-1.
3. "The British Junior Open Boys Under 16 Roll of Honour" (PDF). England Squash. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
4. "Seed falls to Richardson" . Sports Argus. 21 November 1970. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Richardson is selected" . Middlesex County Times. 16 October 1970. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Richardson quits the Ealing squash club" . Middlesex County Times. 4 December 1970. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Richardson is youngest champion" . Middlesex County Times. 12 February 1971. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Jehan pays for S.Africa trip" . Birmingham Daily Post. 23 December 1974. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Richardson earns place" . Birmingham Daily Post. 18 January 1975. Retrieved 16 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "History - British National Squash Champions 1974-2021". British National Squash Championships. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
11. "Leslie and Robinson to play in Dublin" . Birmingham Daily Post. 3 April 1975. Retrieved 15 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "European Team Squash Championships". InterSportStats. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
13. "Men's European Team Championship: Event History (53 events)". Squash Info. Retrieved 16 July 2025.