Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | David Thomas Richards[1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Abercanaid, Wales | ||
Date of death | 1 October 1969[2] | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Yardley, England[3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1924–1925 | Riverfield | ||
1925–1926 | Bedlinog | ||
1926–1927 | Merthyr Town | 0 | (0) |
1927–1935 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 219 | (5) |
1935–1937 | Brentford | 55 | (0) |
1937–1939 | Birmingham | 62 | (2) |
1939–1945 | Walsall | 3 | (0) |
1945–19?? | Sedgley | ||
International career | |||
1931–1938 | Wales | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Thomas Richards (31 October 1906 – 1 October 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a left half in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1][5] He also played league football for Birmingham and Brentford and won 21 caps for Wales.[6]
Richards' brother Billy also played in the Football League and was capped by Wales.[7] Richards died in Yardley, Birmingham in 1969, at age 62.[3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1927–28[8] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1928–29[9] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
1929–30[10] | Second Division | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
1930–31[11] | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
1931–32[12] | Second Division | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
1932–33[13] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |
1933–34[14] | First Division | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
1934–35[15] | First Division | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
1935–36[16] | First Division | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 219 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 229 | 5 | ||
Brentford | 1935–36[17] | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
1936–37[17] | First Division | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
Total | 55 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||
Birmingham | 1936–37[18] | First Division | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |
1937–38[18] | First Division | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1938–39[18] | First Division | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
Career total | 336 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 353 | 7 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers