Ray Richards (footballer)
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| Ray Richards | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ray Richards | |
| Date of birth | May 18, 1946 | |
| Place of birth | England | |
| Playing position | midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Croydon | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1963-1965 1968 1969 1969-1977 1979 |
Latrobe Hollandia Sydney Croatia Marconi Stallions A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers |
4 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1967-1975 |  Australia |
60 (10) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ray Richards (born May 18, 1946)[1] in England is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented the country 60 times in total for 10 goals between 1967 and 1975 as well as representing Queensland and New South Wales.
Richards started his football career at Croydon in England before he came to Australia in 1963 as a 19 year old to play with Queensland club Latrobe, he later played for Hollandia. In 1969 he moved to Sydney and went on to play for Sydney Croatia, Marconi Stallions and APIA. In 1974 he became a player/coach at Marconi Stallions and fininished coaching in 1976.
[edit] Trivia
Richards has the dubious honour of being the first Australian to be sent off in a World Cup match, given an early shower in the game against Chile in 1974. He actually received Three yellow cards. It wasn't until 8 minutes after the third yellow card that the referee realised his mistake and ordered him off the field.
[edit] References
- ^ Match report, including date of birth
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