Jock Richardson

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Jock Richardson
Personal information
Full name John Richardson
Date of birth (1906-11-11)11 November 1906
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death 2 January 1986(1986-01-02) (aged 79)
Place of death Law, Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Burnbank Athletic
1923–1924 Hamilton Academical 1 (0)
1924–1927 Northfleet United ? (?)
1927–1929 Tottenham Hotspur 38 (0)
1929–1933 Reading 125 (0)
1934 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 7 (0)
Folkestone ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Richardson (11 November 1906 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Folkestone.[1]

Football career[]

Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical.[2][3] He joined Northfleet United (the "nursery" club of Tottenham Hotspur) in 1924[4] before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927–29.[5] Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total.[6] He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 220. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b Richardson, John (1923), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  4. ^ "Kent's nursery clubs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
  5. ^ Topsurs A-Z of players Retrieved 17 October 2012
  6. ^ Reading FC players Where are they now Retrieved 9 July 2009
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