Richard Tracey (footballer)

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Richard Tracey
Personal information
Full name Richard Shaun Tracey
Date of birth (1979-07-09) 9 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Emley
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1998 Sheffield United 0 (0)
1998–1999 Rotherham United 3 (0)
1999 → Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
1999–2000 Carlisle United 49 (11)
2001–2002 Macclesfield Town 33 (5)
2001 → Gateshead (loan) 2 (2)
2002 Scarborough 1 (0)
2002–2003 Bradford Park Avenue
2003–2004 Ossett Town
2004 Frickley Athletic
2008 Belper Town 61 (11)
2008–2010 Stocksbridge Park Steels
2010–2011 Bradford Park Avenue
2011–2017 Ossett Albion
Managerial career
2013–2018 Ossett Albion
2019– Emley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Richard Tracey (born 9 July 1979) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Emley AFC and a teacher at St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form.

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Playing career

Tracey started his professional career at Sheffield United in 1997. On 5 March 1998 he moved to Rotherham United, where he made one start and four substitute appearances before joining Carlisle United, initially on loan, on 12 March 1999. Tracey appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in The Football League. [1] Tracey went on to make 54 starts and 15 sub appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring 15 goals.

Tracey joined Macclesfield Town in January 2001 and played for the club 37 times, scoring five goals. On 8 March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for Scarborough but made only one appearance in which he suffered a bad injury for the "Seadogs" before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-professional football.

Tracey played for several other non-league clubs, including Bradford Park Avenue and Ossett Town, and Ossett Albion.

Managerial career

Tracey managed Ossett Albion between 2013 and 2018. He was then appointed manager of Emley in May 2019. [2] Tracey's first season as Emley manager was curtailed due to the Covid pandemic in March 2020 with Emley sitting 4th and in the play off positions in the North West Counties League Division 1 North. The following season, Emley were transferred back to the Northern Counties East League Division 1 which was again curtailed due to the pandemic with Emley top of the table and unbeaten, due to the disrupted 2 seasons, promotion was gained due to PPG basis. Emley started the 2021-22 season in the Premier Division for the first time since 1988-89. In May 2023, Tracey managed Emley to Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup glory, the first time Emley had won the cup in 25 years and the first trophy for the reformed Emley club, the following season, Tracey led Emley to the Northern Counties East League Premier Division title and led Emley to the Northern Premier League for the first time in 23 years and also the final of the NCEL league cup.

Managerial Honours

Teaching career

Tracey has been a PE teacher at St Wilfrid's for many years. He is a Senior Leadership member and assistant headteacher, and has been head of year for multiple different year groups. He was promoted to assistant head in 2023 and organises the student Council groups within the school.

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References

  1. ↑ Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". The Independent . London. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  2. ↑ Wilson and Tracey appointed Emley AFC bosses Non-League Daily, 1 May 2019
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