Jock Richardson

Jock Richardson
Personal information
Full nameJohn Richardson
Date of birth11 November 1911
Place of birthMotherwell, Scotland
Date of death1986 (aged 7475)
Playing positionFull back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–?Motherwell?(?)
?–?Northfleet United?(?)
1927–1929Tottenham Hotspur38(0)
1929–1933Reading125(0)
1934Bournemouth Athletic7(0)
?–?Folkestone?(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

John 'Jack' Richardson (11 November 1911 – 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Motherwell, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth Athletic and Folkestone.[1]

Football career

Richardson began his career at his home town club of Motherwell. He joined the Tottenham Hotspur "nursery" club Northfleet United [2] before signing for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927–29.[3] Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total.[4] He later played for Bournemouth and finally ending his career at Folkestone.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 220. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. Kent's nursery clubs Retrieved 9 July 2009
  3. Topsurs A-Z of players Retrieved 17 October 2012
  4. Reading FC players Where are they now Retrieved 9 July 2009