| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 1959 (aged 49) | ||
| Place of death | Perry Barr, Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Horden Wednesday | |||
| United Bus Company (Hartlepool) | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1928–1929 | Hartlepools United | 29 | (19) |
| 1929–1945 | West Bromwich Albion | 320 | (202) |
| 1945–1946 | Shrewsbury Town | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1935 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as W.G. Richardson and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with team mate Bill Richardson, was an English professional football player, who played as a centre forward. He famously scored scored four goals in five minutes for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United at Upton Park on November the 7th 1931 and is still in the Guinness Book of Records to this day.
He scored both of West Brom's goals when they won the 1931 FA Cup Final beating West Midlands rivals Birmingham City 2-1.[1]
In the 1935-36 season he scored 39 goals still the WBA record for top scorer in the top division of the English football league. The nephew of English cricketing great Tom Richardson and the Great-Uncle of the musician and writer Sarah Price
In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[2]