Richard Appleby

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Richie Appleby
Personal information
Full name Richard Appleby
Date of birth September 18, 1975 (1975-09-18) (age 32)
Place of birth    Middlesbrough, England
Height 1.75 m
Playing position Midfielder
Youth clubs
1994–95 Newcastle United
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–95
1995–96
1996–2001
2001
2001–02
2002–04
2004
2004–05
2005-
Darlington
Ipswich Town
Swansea City
Kidderminster Harriers (loan)
Kidderminster Harriers
Hull City
Kidderminster Harriers
Forest Green Rovers
Llanelli
Total
000 0(0)
003 0(0)
139 (14)
002 0(1)
016 0(0)
006 0(0)
006 0(3)
004 0(3)
00120(0)
188 (23)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of August 8, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Richard (Richie) Appleby (born September 18, 1975 in Middlesbrough) is an English former professional footballer who played in either midfield or as a forward.

His career started in August 1994 with Newcastle United in their youth team, whence he signed on loan to Darlington for a year. He signed for Ipswich Town in December 1995, then nine months later in August 1996 he signed for Swansea City. He spent five years at Swansea, making a total of 139 appearances and scoring 14 goals. From November 2001 until June 2002 he played for Kidderminster Harriers, then joined Hull City for two years, before rejoining Kidderminster. He only spent two months there before joining Forest Green Rovers in October 2004. He left Forest Green in May 2005. He then signed for Welsh Premier League full timers Llanelli in March 2006.

Ritchie is now working in West Africa as a commercial diver, specializing in sub-sea inspection. He is currently contracted with Hydrodive.

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