Nick Richardson
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| Nick Richardson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Nicholas John Richardson | |
| Date of birth | April 11, 1967 | |
| Place of birth | Halifax, England | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988-1992 1992-1995 1994 1994 1995 1995-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003 2003 2003-? |
Halifax Town Cardiff City → Wrexham (loan) → Chester City (loan) Bury Chester City York City Harrogate Town Spennymoor United Ossett Town Frickley Athletic |
101 (17) 111 (13) 4 (2) 6 (1) 5 (0) 175 (12) 39 (1) ? (?) 0 (0) ? (?) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nicholas John "Nick" Richardson (born 11 April 1967 in Halifax) is a former English professional footballer.
[edit] Career
Richardson began his career playing non-league football for Emley before joining Halifax Town in 1988. He quickly established himslef in the side and was a regular for three and a half seasons before signing for Cardiff City for £35,000. During his first season he won both a Division Three winners medal and a Welsh Cup winners medal, after beating Rhyl 5-0 in the final. Unfortunatley he suffered from several injuries and, despite loan spells at Wrexham and Chester City, struggled to recover the early form he showed at the club.
He left to join Bury in 1995 where he spent just one month before moving permanentley to Chester City for £40,000. His second season at the club ended in disaster as he suffered a serious knee injury against Hartlepool United and was forced to undergo a lengthy rehabilitation programme to return to action. He recovered to be the club's player of the season in 1997–98 and remained involved in the first-team squad at Chester until shortly after they were relegated to the Nationwide Conference in 2000.
Richardson returned to The Football League with York City York City for a year before joining Harrogate Town. He later spent time with clubs including Ossett Town, Spennymoor United and Frickley Athletic.
Nick's younger brother Lee was also a professional footballer and played alongside him during his time at Halifax.
[edit] External Links
[edit] References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-8598-3462-0.
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C.. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
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