Richard Riley (footballer)

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Richard Riley
Personal information
Place of birth Padiham, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Colne
1912–1913 Burnley 3 (2)
1913–1919 Third Lanark 25 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Riley (active 1910s) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He played three matches and scored two goals in the Football League for Burnley before moving to Scotland to join Third Lanark. [1]

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References

  1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)