Geoff Richards (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Place of birth | Bilston, England | ||
Date of death | 8 May 2014 (aged 85) | ||
Place of death | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1943–1946 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1952 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | (1) |
Stafford Rangers | |||
Atherstone Town | |||
Bilston Town | |||
Hednesford Town | |||
Managerial career | |||
Hednesford Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Geoff Richards (died 8 May 2014) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.
Career
Born in Bilston, Richards played for West Bromwich Albion between 1943 and 1952,[1] making three appearances for them in the Football League.[2] He later played non-league football for Stafford Rangers, Atherstone Town, Bilston Town and Hednesford Town, where he was player-manager.[1]
Later life and death
Richards died on 8 May 2014, at the age of 85.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Tributes to former Baggies winger Geoff Richards". Express and Star. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.|title=
- ^ "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
Categories:
- 1920s births
- 2014 deaths
- English footballers
- English football managers
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Atherstone Town F.C. players
- Bilston Town F.C. players
- Hednesford Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Hednesford Town F.C. managers
- Association football wingers
- English football biography stubs