Jock Richardson Explained

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]

Football career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records. 2004 . soccerdata . 1-899468-63-3. 220.
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/richardson-john-1923 Richardson, John (1923)
  4. Web site: Kent's nursery clubs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103054217/http://www.soccer-history.co.uk/arsenaltottenhamnursery.pdf . 2013-11-03. 9 July 2009.
  5. http://www.topspurs.com/thfc-fp-index.htm Topsurs A-Z of players
  6. https://archive.today/20120630225115/http://www.btinternet.com/~rfc1871/watn/r.htm Reading FC players Where are they now