Dai Richards
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Thomas Richards[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Abercanaid, Wales | ||
Date of death | 1 October 1969 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Yardley, England | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Riverfield | |||
Bedlinog | |||
1925–1927 | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
1927–1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 219 | (5) |
1935–1937 | Brentford | 55 | (0) |
1937–1939 | Birmingham | 62 | (2) |
1939–1945 | Walsall | 3 | (0) |
1945–19?? | Sedgley | ||
International career | |||
1931–1938 | Wales | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Thomas Richards (31 October 1906 – 1 October 1969) was a Welsh professional football left half who made over 210 appearances in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2][3] He also played league football for Birmingham and Brentford and won 21 caps for Wales.[4]
Personal life
Richards' brother Billy also played in the Football League and was capped by Wales.[5] Richards died in Yardley, Birmingham in 1969, at age 62.[6]
Honours
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1935–36[8] | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
1936–37[8] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Birmingham | 1936–37[9] | First Division | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
1937–38[9] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
1938–39[9] | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
Career total | 117 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 124 | 2 |
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 243. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ "Player Appearances". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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- ^ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 176. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 133–134. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 373–374. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (28 October 2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 314–319. ISBN 9781859838532.
Categories:
- 1906 births
- 1969 deaths
- Footballers from Merthyr Tydfil
- Welsh footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Association football wing halves
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Welsh football biography stubs