Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Richardson | ||
Date of birth | 11 November 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 2 January 1986 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Law, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Burnbank Athletic | |||
1923–1924 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
1924–1927 | Northfleet United | ? | (?) |
1927–1929 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | (0) |
1929–1933 | Reading | 125 | (0) |
1934 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 7 | (0) |
Folkestone | ? | (?) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Richardson (11 November 1906 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Folkestone.[1]
Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical.[2][3] He joined Northfleet United (the "nursery" club of Tottenham Hotspur) in 1924[4] before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927 and 1929.[5] Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total.[6] He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.[3]