Gordon Riddick

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Gordon Riddick
Personal information
Full name Gordon George Riddick[1]
Date of birth 6 November 1943
Place of birth Langleybury, England
Date of death 24 August 2018(2018-08-24) (aged 74)[2]
Place of death Langleybury, England
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Youth career
1960–1962 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1967 Luton Town 102 (16)
1967–1969 Gillingham 114 (24)
1969–1970 Charlton Athletic 29 (5)
1970–1972 Orient 21 (3)
1972–1973 Northampton Town 28 (3)
1973–1976 Brentford 95 (3)
1976–1977 Brentford 15 (0)
1977 Wealdstone
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon George Riddick (6 November 1943 – 24 August 2018) was an English professional footballer who made over 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football League for Gillingham, Brentford, Luton Town, Charlton Athletic, Northampton Town and Orient.[1][3][4] While with Brentford, a persistent ankle injury forced Riddick to retire from football in September 1976,[5] but he re-joined the club on a non-contract basis the following month and made 17 further appearances before leaving again in February 1977.[6] In addition to football, Riddick played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Hertfordshire.[7] He served Langleybury Cricket Club as captain, groundsman, committee member and president.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Luton Town 1962–63[9] Second Division 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
1963–64[9] Third Division 11 1 0 0 1 0 12 1
1964–65[9] 28 5 3 1 1 0 32 6
1965–66[9] Fourth Division 29 6 0 0 1 0 30 6
1966–67[9] 31 4 3 0 2 0 36 4
Total 102 16 7 1 5 0 114 17
Gillingham 1966–67[10] Third Division 13 3 — — 13 3
1967–68[10] 44 8 1 0 3 1 48 9
1968–69[10] 41 10 3 2 2 0 46 12
1969–70[10] 16 3 0 0 2 0 18 3
Total 114 24 4 2 7 1 125 27
Brentford 1973–74[11] Fourth Division 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
1974–75[11] 42 1 2 0 2 0 46 1
1975–76[11] 26 2 2 0 1 0 29 2
1976–77[11] 15 0 2 0 0 0 17 0
Total 110 5 7 0 3 0 120 5
Career total 326 45 18 3 15 1 359 49

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Gordon Riddick". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Gordon Riddick RIP". Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  3. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 272. ISBN 978-0-7524-2243-5.
  4. ^ "Gordon Riddick - 6/11/1943 – 24/08/2018". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ Brentford's Official Matchday Magazine versus Gillingham. 27 August 1996. p. 21.
  6. ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Seventies. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. pp. 148–150. ISBN 978-1906796709.
  7. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 134. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  8. ^ "The Gordon Riddick Sunday". www.langleyburycc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Gordon Riddick". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d "Gordon Riddick". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 392–394. ISBN 978-0951526200.


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