Arthur Joseph Richardson | |
Fullname: | Arthur Richardson |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1913 |
Birth Place: | Wigan, England |
Death Date: | September 1993 (aged 80) |
Position: | Centre forward |
Years1: | 1936–1938 |
Clubs1: | Burnley |
Caps1: | 11 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 1938–1939 |
Clubs2: | Chesterfield |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1939-1940 |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals3: | 15 |
Clubs3: | Rochdale A.F.C |
Death Place: | Chesterfield, England |
Arthur Joseph Richardson (15 January 1913 – 1993) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. After playing for Rochdale A.F.C as a wartime guest player he later joined the British Army during World War 2, in which he was wounded, being shot in the arm.
Arthur married Eileen Kelly in October 1939 in Chesterfield and later had 2 children.