| Dai Richards | |
| Fullname: | David Thomas Richards[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1906 |
| Birth Place: | Abercanaid, Wales |
| Death Place: | Yardley, England |
| Position: | Left half |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in[2] |
| Years1: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs1: | Riverfield |
| Years2: | 1925–1926 |
| Clubs2: | Bedlinog |
| Years3: | 1926–1927 |
| Clubs3: | Merthyr Town |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1927–1935 |
| Clubs4: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps4: | 219 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 1935–1937 |
| Clubs5: | Brentford |
| Caps5: | 55 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1937–1939 |
| Clubs6: | Birmingham |
| Caps6: | 62 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 1939–1945 |
| Clubs7: | Walsall |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1945–19?? |
| Clubs8: | Sedgley |
| Nationalyears1: | 1931–1938 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
David Thomas Richards (31 October 1906 – 1 October 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a left half in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3] He also played league football for Birmingham and Brentford and won 21 caps for Wales.[4]
Richards' brother Billy also played in the Football League and was capped by Wales.[5] Richards died in Yardley, Birmingham in 1969, at age 62.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1927–28[7] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1928–29[8] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30[9] | Second Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1930–31[10] | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32[11] | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 1932–33[12] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 1933–34[13] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 1934–35[14] | First Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 1935–36[15] | First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 219 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 5 | |||
| Brentford | 1935–36[16] | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1936–37 | First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| Birmingham | 1936–37[17] | First Division | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 1937–38 | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1938–39 | First Division | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 353 | 7 | |||
Wolverhampton Wanderers