Reece Beckles-Richards Explained

Reece Beckles-Richards
Fullname:Reece Beckles-Richards
Birth Date:19 July 1995
Birth Place:Enfield, England
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Enfield Town
Youthclubs1:Leyton Orient
Youthyears2:–2011
Youthclubs2:Ryan
Youthyears3:2011–2013
Youthclubs3:Aldershot Town
Years1:2013
Clubs1:Aldershot Town
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2013
Clubs2:Hastings United (loan)
Years3:2013–2015
Clubs3:Woking
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2014
Clubs4:AFC Hornchurch (loan)
Caps4:4
Goals4:4
Years5:2014
Clubs5:Farnborough (loan)
Caps5:4
Goals5:1
Years6:2015
Clubs6:Farnborough (loan)
Caps6:6
Goals6:1
Years7:2015
Clubs7:AFC Hornchurch (loan)
Caps7:9
Goals7:0
Years8:2015–2016
Clubs8:Kingstonian
Caps8:17
Goals8:3
Years9:2016–2019
Caps9:124
Goals9:25
Years10:2019–2020
Clubs10:Wealdstone
Caps10:2
Goals10:0
Years11:2019
Clubs11:Oxford City (loan)
Caps11:4
Goals11:0
Years12:2019–2020
Clubs12:Cheshunt (loan)
Caps12:15
Goals12:6
Years13:2020
Clubs13:Hemel Hempstead Town
Caps13:0
Goals13:0
Years14:2020–2023
Clubs14:Cheshunt
Caps14:83
Goals14:23
Years15:2023
Clubs15:Potters Bar Town (loan)
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Years16:2023–
Clubs16:Enfield Town
Caps16:31
Goals16:7
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:Antigua and Barbuda
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:21:59, 27 March 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:22:13, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is an Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays as a striker for Cheshunt. He has also had spells at Aldershot Town, Woking, Kingstonian, Wingate & Finchley and Wealdstone.

Club career

After starting his career with Aldershot Town he spent time on loan at Hastings United.[1] He was released by Aldershot in May 2013 when the club went into administration.

In November, he signed a two-year contract with Woking after impressing on trial.[2] In October 2014 he went on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[3] In November 2014, he joined Farnborough on loan.[4] He returned to Woking after his month's loan but then re-joined Farnborough in late January for a second loan spell.[5] In March 2015, he returned again on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[6]

On 26 September 2015, after only making one appearance for Woking in the 2015/16 campaign, Beckles-Richards joined Kingstonian on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season.[7] On 12 March 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over Harrow Borough.[8]

In July 2016, Beckles-Richards joined Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Wingate & Finchley on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles-Richards made his Wingate & Finchley debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Tonbridge Angels, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] On 23 August 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, netting the opener.[10]

On 23 May 2019, Beckles-Richards agreed to join National League South side, Wealdstone after a three-year spell with Wingate & Finchley.[11] On 13 September 2019, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Oxford City on a 30-day loan.[12] In November he again went out on loan, this time to Cheshunt, with the loan spell due to last until mid-February 2020.[13]

On 26 August 2020, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town following his release from Wealdstone.[14]

International career

Beckles-Richards made his international debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saint Lucia on 14 June 2015, where he played the first 65 minutes of the fixture.[15]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woking2013–14[16] Conference Premier60000060
2014–15Conference Premier30000030
2015–16National League10000010
Total1000000100
AFC Hornchurch (loan)2014–15[17] Isthmian League Premier Division1340000134
Farnborough (loan)2014–15[18] Conference South102001[19] 0112
2015–16[20] Isthmian League Premier Division173006[21] 1234
Wingate & Finchley2016–17[22] [23] Isthmian League Premier Division42132[24] 28[25] [26] 35218
2017–18Isthmian League Premier Division459418[27] 45714
2018–19Isthmian League Premier Division373107[28] 4457
Total1242573231115439
Wealdstone2019–20National League South200020
Oxford City (loan)2019–20National League South40300070
Cheshunt (loan)2019–20[29] Isthmian League Premier Division1563[30] 1187
Hemel Hempstead Town2020–21National League South00100010
Cheshunt2020–21[31] Isthmian League Premier Division623193
2021–22Isthmian League Premier Division35142011[32] 24816
2022–23[33] National League South4261112449
Total83233115510129
Potters Bar Town (loan)2022–23[34] Isthmian League Premier Division001010
Enfield Town2023–24[35] Isthmian League Premier Division317412[36] 0378
Career total3147018500511838393

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News from the dugout. Hastings United GC. 10 July 2015.
  2. News: Reece Beckles: Woking sign ex-Aldershot striker. BBC Sport. 10 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Debutant Reece stars for Urchins . The Enquirer. 10 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Reece Beckles joins on loan from Woking. Farnborough FC. 10 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Rookie Reece returns and Matt extends loan. Farnborough FC. 10 July 2015.
  6. Web site: McFarlane: Beckles-Richards loves the club. Romford Recorder. 14 March 2015. 10 July 2015.
  7. News: Reece Beckles . Kingstonian F.C..
  8. News: Kingstonian 5 vs. 2 Harrow Borough . Kingstonian F.C. . 12 March 2016.
  9. News: Tonbridge Angels v Wingate & Finchley . Football Web Pages . 13 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
  10. News: AFC Sudbury v Wingate & Finchley . Football Web Pages . 23 August 2016 . 23 August 2016.
  11. News: Reece Beckles-Richards signs! . . 23 May 2019 . 24 May 2019.
  12. News: Beckles-Richards Joins From Wealdstone . . 13 September 2019 . 29 September 2019.
  13. Web site: Wealdstone forward Beckles-Richards heads to Cheshunt . Non League Daily . 16 February 2020.
  14. News: WELCOME Reece Beckles-Richards . . 26 August 2020 . 28 August 2020.
  15. Web site: St. Lucia 1-4 Antigua and Barbuda. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153223/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274831/match=300310125/index.html. dead. 2 April 2015. FIFA. 10 July 2015.
  16. News: R. Beckles . Soccerway . 12 February 2017.
  17. News: Reece Beckles . National Football Teams . 12 February 2017.
  18. News: Reece Beckles . Aylesbury United FC . 12 February 2017.
  19. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  20. News: Reece Beckles . Kingstonian Official Site . 12 February 2017.
  21. Three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  22. Web site: Appearances - Reece Beckles-Richards . Football Web Pages . 25 March 2017.
  23. Web site: Folkestone Invicta 1 Wingate & Finchley 0 . Wingate & Finchley Official Site . 25 March 2017 . 25 March 2017.
  24. Web site: Wingate & Finchley 0 Tonbridge Angels 3 . Wingate & Finchley Official Site . 17 September 2016 . 8 March 2017.
  25. One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division Play-offs
  26. Web site: Slough Town 2 Wingate & Finchley 4. Wingate & Finchley Official Site . 26 November 2016 . 8 March 2017.
  27. Four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
  28. One appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy
  29. News: Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards . Football Web Pages . 3 March 2020.
  30. Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  31. News: Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards . Football Web Pages . 3 November 2020.
  32. Six appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
  33. For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: News: Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Cheshunt 3 - 1 St Neots Town . Football Web Pages . 17 September 2022 . 2 April 2023.
  34. News: Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards . Football Web Pages . 2 May 2023.
  35. News: Enfield Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards . Football Web Pages . 24 September 2023.
  36. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Alan Turvey Trophy