Courtney Baker-Richardson

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Courtney Baker-Richardson
Personal information
Full name Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 10
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Coventry City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Romulus
2015 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
2015 Redditch United 5 (1)
2015–2016 Kettering Town 18 (3)
2016–2017 Leamington 62 (22)
2017–2020 Swansea City 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Barrow 0 (0)
2021 → Barnet (loan) 17 (3)
2021– Newport County 25 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Newport County.

Club career[]

Baker-Richardson made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 7 December 2013 in a 1–1 FA Cup Second Round draw with Hartlepool United, coming on to replace Franck Moussa after 71 minutes.[3]

On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan.[4] He made his debut on 22 February 2014, coming on in the 68th minute for Lee Hildreth in the 1–1 draw against Welling United.[5]

On Friday 7 August 2015, Baker-Richardson signed for Southern League Premier side Kettering Town for the 2015–16 season. However following a bad injury in October that year he was ignored by manager Marcus Law and switched to fellow Southern League Premier team Leamington in February 2016.[6]

After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.[7]

On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.[8] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers[10]

On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[11]

On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer.[12] On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season.[13] He was released by Barrow at the end of the season.[14]

In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season.[15] He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021.[16] Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[17]

Career statistics[]

As of 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2013–14[18] League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[18][19] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 - - 1[a] 0 2 0
Nuneaton Town 2014–15[20] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0
Redditch United 2014–15[21] Southern League Premier Division 5 1 0 0 - - 0 0 5 1
Kettering Town 2015–16[22] Southern League Premier Division 18 3 4 3 - - 2[b] 1 24 7
Leamington 2016–17[22][23] Southern League Premier Division 17 5 0 0 - - 2[c] 2 19 7
2017–18[22][23] Southern League Premier Division 45 17 0 0 - - 10[d] 4 55 21
Leamington Total 62 22 0 0 - - 12 6 74 28
Swansea City 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[24] Championship 17 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 4
2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swansea Total 17 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 4
Swansea City U21s 2017–18[25] - 4[e] 0 4 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[26] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[e] 1 4 1
Barrow 2020–21[27] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnet (loan) 2020–21[27] National League 17 3 0 0 – – 0 0 17 3
Newport County 2021–22[2] League Two 22 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 8
Career total 145 40 9 4 2 0 20 8 176 52
  1. ^ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearance and goal in the Southern Football League Cup and appearance in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup.
  3. ^ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs.
  4. ^ Includes 5 appearances and 2 goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern Football League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy.
  5. ^ a b Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "List of players registered as scholars in accordance with rule C.3 between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 37. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Courtney Baker-Richardson at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Hartlepool United 1–1 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  4. ^ "New Loan signings named". Tamworth FC. 20 February 2014.
  5. ^ "The foot of Godden brings a point". Tamworth FC. 22 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Former Sky Blues youngster signs". Leamington FC Official Site. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Leicester City take former Coventry City starlet on trial". Coventry Telegraph. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Swans seal Baker-Richardson signing". Swansea City A.F.C. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  9. ^ Marsh, Philip (28 August 2018). "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ Pritchard, Dafydd (29 August 2018). "Swansea City 3–0 Queen's Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  11. ^ https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/08/courtney-joins-on-loan/[dead link]
  12. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson: Barrow sign former Swansea City striker". BBC. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  13. ^ Welcome to Barnet, Courtney Baker-Richardson!
  14. ^ Bluebirds Confirm Retained List
  15. ^ DONE DEAL | Courtney Baker-Richardson joins Exiles on one-year deal
  16. ^ Baker-Richardson debut
  17. ^ Baker-Richardson first Newport goal
  18. ^ a b "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2013/2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  19. ^ "Baker Richardson starts in Tamworth win - News - Coventry City". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2014/2015 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Redditch United Fixtures & Results 2014/15 | Aylesbury United FC".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ a b c "Courtney Baker Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  23. ^ a b "LeamingtonFC.co.uk - LeamingtonFC.co.uk". leamingtonfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  24. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2017/2018 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  26. ^ "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2019/2020 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Courtney Baker-Richardson | Football Stats | Barrow | Season 2020/2021 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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