John Richardson (footballer, born 1949)

John Pattinson Richardson (born 5 February 1949) was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Millwall, Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot.

John Richardson
Personal information
Full name John Pattinson Richardson[1]
Date of birth (1949-02-05) 5 February 1949[1]
Place of birth Stannington, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1966 Millwall 1 (0)
1966–1969 Brentford 85 (7)
1969–1973 Fulham 71 (6)
1972 → Dallas Tornado (loan) 9 (1)
1973–1977 Aldershot 121 (6)
Hillingdon Borough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Millwall

Richardson began his career in the youth system at Third Division club Millwall and made two appearances during the 1965–66 season.[2]

Brentford

Richardson moved to Fourth Division club Brentford in May 1966 and went into the youth and reserve teams.[3] He made his senior debut at age 17 in a 3–1 defeat to Lincoln City on 7 September 1966.[4] Richardson came to prominence amongst the Brentford supporters in a match versus Tranmere Rovers on 10 February 1967.[3] An injury to Peter Gelson saw Richardson included in the starting lineup and his performance led to a write-up in the Middlesex Chronicle.[3] Richardson finished the 1966–67 season with 24 appearances to his name and played in the victorious 1967 London Challenge Cup-winning team.[4][5] He was a virtual ever-present during the 1967–68 season, making 45 appearances.[4] Richardson made four appearances during the 1969–70 season before departing the club, having made 96 appearances for the Bees.[6]

Fulham

Richardson joined Brentford's West London rivals Fulham in August 1969 for a £12,500 fee.[1] He made 71 appearances and scored six goals for the club in a four-year spell and helped the club to promotion to the Second Division in the 1970–71 season.[7]

Dallas Tornado (loan)

Richardson had a loan spell at North American Soccer League club Dallas Tornado during the 1972 season and he scored once in 9 appearances.[6][8]

Aldershot

Richardson dropped into the Third Division to sign for Aldershot in July 1973.[1] He made 121 appearances and scored six goals for the club before departing in 1977.[7][9]

Hillingdon Borough

After departing Aldershot, Richardson dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough.[7]

Personal life

Richardson's uncle was Billy Gray, who managed Richardson at Millwall and Brentford.[5]

Honours

Brentford

Fulham

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1965–66[2] Third Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Brentford 1966–67[4] Fourth Division 20 2 3 1 1 0 24 3
1967–68[4] 21 1 1 0 0 0 22 1
1968–69[4] 42 4 2 0 2 0 46 4
1969–70[4] 2 0 — 2 0 4 0
Total 85 7 6 0 4 0 95 7
Dallas Tornado (loan) 1972[8] North American Soccer League 9 1 — — 9 1
Career total 95 8 6 0 5 0 106 8

References
  1. "John Richardson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Millwall Season 65/66 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. Street, Tim (17 April 2010). "Teenager Richardson makes his mark". Get West London. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 389–390. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 82. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  6. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 134. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  7. John Richardson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  8. "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  9. Bishop, Matthew (5 November 2016). "Where are they now? Fulham's 1970–71 Division Three runners up". The League Paper. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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