Jock Richardson | |
Fullname: | John Richardson |
Birth Date: | 1906 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Motherwell, Scotland |
Death Place: | Law, Scotland |
Position: | Full back |
Years2: | 1923–1924 |
Years3: | 1924–1927 |
Years4: | 1927–1929 |
Years5: | 1929–1933 |
Years6: | 1934 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Caps3: | ? |
Goals3: | ? |
Caps4: | 38 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Caps5: | 125 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Caps6: | 7 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Caps7: | ? |
Goals7: | ? |
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]