Richard Appleby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Appleby | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1995 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Darlington (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Ipswich Town | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–2001 | Swansea City | 120 | (11) |
| 2001 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | 16 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Hull City | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | 9 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Forest Green Rovers | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Llanelli | 12 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Richard "Ritchie" Appleby (born 18 September 1975 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer who played in either midfield or as a forward.
His career started in August 1994 with Newcastle United in their youth team, whence he signed on loan to Darlington for a year. He signed for Ipswich Town in December 1995, then nine months later in August 1996 he signed for Swansea City. He spent five years at Swansea, making a total of 139 appearances and scoring 14 goals. From November 2001 until June 2002 he played for Kidderminster Harriers, then joined Hull City for two years, where he fell out of favour with supporters due to his constant claims of being injured, contradicting the opinions of both club medical staff, and manager Peter Taylor. He then left to rejoin Kidderminster. He only spent two months there before joining Forest Green Rovers in October 2004. He left Forest Green in May 2005. He then signed for Welsh Premier League full timers Llanelli in March 2006. He has now signed for Waunarlwydd Football Club, as a second striker.
[edit] Honours
[edit] As a player
- Worcestershire Senior Cup winner: 2000–01
- Nationwide Division Three runner-up: 2003–04
- Principality Building Society Welsh Premier League Title winner: 2007–08
[edit] External links
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Middlesbrough
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Llanelli A.F.C. players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
- The Football League players
- Football Conference players
