Mick Richardson Explained

Mick Richardson
Fullname:John Mettham Richardson[1]
Birth Date:December 1872
Birth Place:Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Death Date:10 July 1920 (age 47)
Death Place:Lincoln, Lincolnshire[2]
Position:Centre half / left half
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:St Catherines (Lincoln)
Years2:1892–1896
Clubs2:Lincoln City
Caps2:64
Goals2:6
Years3:1896–1897
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:
Clubs4:Constitutional Club (Lincoln)

John Mettham Richardson (December 1872 – 10 July 1920) was an English footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City and Gainsborough Trinity. He played as a centre half or left half.[3]

Richardson was the eldest child of Clark Richardson and Mary Ann (née Mettham), who married in February 1872. He married Lucy Brown in 1897.[4] They had a daughter, Lottie Florence Richardson, in 1898. He later worked as a metal machinist before his death at age 47.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mick Richardson . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C . 29 March 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054340/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=rich01 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 220 . 2004 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
  5. 1911 England Census