Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Dean Appleby [1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 September 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
?–1993 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1995 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
1994 | → Darlington (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Ipswich Town | 3 | (0) |
1996–2001 | Swansea City | 120 | (11) |
2001 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | (3) |
2002–2004 | Hull City | 6 | (0) |
2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | 9 | (1) |
2004–2005 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Llanelli | 12 | (0) |
Total | 176 | (15) | |
National team | |||
1993 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Richard Dean "Ritchie" Appleby (born 18 September 1975 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer who played in either midfield or as a forward.
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