Richie Gendall

Richie Gendall
Personal information
Full name Richard Martin Gendall
Date of birth 25 September 1960 (1960-09-25) (age 51)
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1979 Chester
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1979–1981 Chester 5 (0)
1981–? Bangor City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Richard "Richie" Gendall (born September 25, 1960, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.

A midfielder, Gendall was a contemporary of Ian Rush in the Chester youth squad in the late 1970s.[1] Along with other homegrown youngsters such as Terry Cooke, Paul Needham and Peter Zelem, Gendall graduated to the first–team squad at Sealand Road in the early 1980s and was handed his professional debut as substitute for Cooke in a 0–0 draw against Burnley shortly before his 20th birthday on September 20, 1980.[2]

He went on to start four league games during the season but did not feature again and moved on to non–league side Bangor City.[3]

References

  1. ^ "From the youth to the first team". chester-city.co.uk. http://www.chester-city.co.uk/youth_to_first.asp. Retrieved 2008-08-17. 
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications. pp. stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. Yore Publications. p. 138. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.