Dai Richards

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Dai Richards
Personal information
Full name	David Thomas Richards
Date of birth	31 October 1906(1906-10-31)
Place of birth	Abercanaid, Wales
Date of death	1 October 1969 (aged 62)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Playing position	Wing half
Youth clubs
	Riverfield Bedlinog
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1925–1927 1927–1935 1935–1937 1937–1939 1939–1945	Merthyr Town Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford Birmingham Walsall	219 (5) 055 (0) 062 (2) 003 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

David Thomas "Dai" Richards (31 October 1906 – 1 October 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer born in Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, who played as a wing half. He made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Brentford, Birmingham and Walsall. With Wolverhampton Wanderers he won the championship of the Second Division in the 1931–32 season. He also won 21 full caps for Wales. He died in Yardley, Birmingham, aged 62.

[edit] References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown), p. 219. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 

Persondata
NAME	Richards, Dai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Richards, David Thomas
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1906-10-31
PLACE OF BIRTH	Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
DATE OF DEATH	1969-10-01
PLACE OF DEATH	Birmingham, England