Richard Hooper
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Richard Hooper was an Irish soccer player during the 1900s.
He played for the amateur Bohemians during his career in Ireland. Hooper was a top player in his era and his best goalscoring season came in 1901/02 when he scored 20 goals in all competitions from just 19 games. Incredibly all but one of those goals were in the 13 league games he played that season.[1].
Richard was a member of Bohemian's Leinster League winning sides of 1900, 1901 and 1902 and played a big part in their run to the 1903 Irish Cup Final where they faced Distillery. Bohs were defeated 3-1 and Richard was not part of the starting line-up. However 5 years later, he made up for that defeat by scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Shelbourne in the 1908 Irish Cup Final replay as Bohs won their first national trophy.[2].
His brother Willie was also a top footballer in Ireland in the same era and played many games alongside his brother in the red and black of Bohemians.
[edit] Honours
- Irish Cup: 1
- Bohemians - 1908
- Leinster League: 3
- Bohemians - 1900, 1901, 1902
