Richard Hinds
Personal information
Full name Richard Paul Hinds[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-22) 22 August 1980 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1998 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Tranmere Rovers 55 (0)
2003–2005 Hull City 45 (1)
2005 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 7 (0)
2005–2007 Scunthorpe United 86 (8)
2007–2011 Sheffield Wednesday 67 (2)
2011–2012 Lincoln City 9 (1)
2012–2013 Yeovil Town 35 (2)
2013–2014 Bury 10 (1)
2014–2015 Llandudno 5 (0)
Total 319 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Paul Hinds (born 22 August 1980 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer who most recently played as a defender for Llandudno in the Welsh Premier League. He is now a primary school teacher.

Playing career

Hinds started his career at the academy of Tranmere Rovers before being promoted to the senior squad where he made a name for himself as a consistent and reliable performer.

After 51 appearances, in July 2003 he signed for Hull City[2] in League Two. Having initially signed a one-year deal with the club, an impressive start to his Tigers career saw him, in October 2003, sign an extension to his deal which would keep him at the KC Stadium until the end of the 2004/05 season.[3] He helped the club win promotion to League One and in all made 48 appearances for the Tigers and scoring once against Macclesfield Town.[4]

In March 2005 he joined Scunthorpe United on loan.[5]

In May 2005 he was released by Hull City[6] and was signed on a Bosman transfer only two months in his spell.

In July 2007, Hinds transferred to his boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday after rejecting a contract from his former club Scunthorpe United and agreeing to sign on a two-year deal with the Owls. His first goal came as he headed home the winner in a 2–1 victory against Blackpool at Hillsborough on 27 October 2007.

In only the second game of the 2008–09 season, a 1–4 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Hinds suffered a severe fracture of his left leg. The injury looked like keeping him out for the majority of the remaining season but he returned in late February and once again became a regular member of the squad and in mid-march began claiming his place in the centre of the Owls defence at the expense of Mark Beevers. Hinds remained a firm fan favourite at Sheffield Wednesday, as he became one of the shining lights of the team and a rock at the centre of the defence. However, in the 2009–10 season he failed to hold down a place in the squad.

On 10 May 2011, Hinds was released from his contract by Sheffield Wednesday along with teammate Tommy Miller.[7] On 4 November 2011, Richard Hinds signed with Conference side Lincoln City until the end of the year.[8]

On 2 February 2012, Hinds signed for League One side Yeovil Town on a contract until the end of April 2012 as cover for suspended captain Paul Huntington.[9] He made his debut against former club Sheffield Wednesday, and scored his first Yeovil goal in a 3–1 win over Rochdale. With Hinds short-term contract finishing at the end of April he missed the club's final match of the season but agreed a new one-year deal in late May.[10] On 14 August 2012, Hinds scored two of Yeovil's goals in a 3–0 win over Colchester United in the Football League Cup.[11] He then scored again the following Saturday in League One, against Coventry City, in a 1–1 draw. Hinds was an unused substitute in the 2013 League One play-off final against Brentford on 19 May 2013, as Yeovil won promotion to the Championship for the first time in the club's history.[12] Hinds was released by the Yeovil at the end of the season having not been offered a new contract.[13]

On 18 July 2013, Bury signed Hinds on a one-year contract after a successful trial.[14] Hinds scored his first goal for Bury in the 1st round of the Football League Cup against Crewe Alexandra. Bury went on to win the match 3–2.[15] He scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Hartlepool United.[16] Hinds was released at the end of the 2013–14 season by Bury.[17]

Hinds joined Cymru Alliance side Llandudno on 22 August 2014 in a player/ assistant manager capacity.

Outside football

In 2011, Hinds attained a first-class honours degree in law from the Open University, believing that "footballers should plan for life after football while they are still playing".[18]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2014.[19]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tranmere Rovers
1998–99[20]
 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1999–00[21]
 First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2000–01[22]
 First Division 29 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 40 0
2001–02[23]
 Second Division 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 0
2002–03[24]
 Second Division 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 55 0 5 0 8 0 1 0 69 0
Hull City
2003–04[25]
 Third Division 39 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 42 1
2004–05[26]
 League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
Total 45 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 49 1
Scunthorpe United (loan)
2004–05[26]
 League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Scunthorpe United
2005–06[27]
 League One 42 6 3 0 1 1 1 0 47 7
2006–07[28]
 League One 44 2 3 0 2 0 2 0 51 2
Total 93 8 6 0 3 1 3 0 105 9
Sheffield Wednesday
2007–08[29]
 Championship 38 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 42 2
2008–09[30]
 Championship 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2009–10[31]
 Championship 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
2010–11[32]
 League One 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 67 2 3 0 5 0 0 0 75 2
Lincoln City
2011–12[33]
 Conference National 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Yeovil Town
2011–12[33]
 League One 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2012–13[34]
 League One 18 1 1 0 2 2 4 0 25 3
Total 35 2 1 0 2 2 4 0 42 4
Bury
2013–14[35]
 League Two 10 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 13 2
Career totals 314 14 17 0 20 4 11 0 362 18
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy and Play-off matches.

References

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Hinds Attracted By Ambition". Hull City A.F.C. Official Website. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2011.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Hinds Signs New Contract". Hull City A.F.C. Official Website. 24 October 2003. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Hull 2-2 Macclesfield". BBC. 1 November 2003. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Hinds Set For Scunny Loan Move". Hull City A.F.C. Official Website. 16 March 2005. Retrieved 4 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Hinds And Donaldson Released". Hull City A.F.C. Official Website. 17 May 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday offer new deals to three players". BBC Sport. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Lincoln City sign defender Richard Hinds". BBC Sport. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Yeovil Town sign Richard Hinds". BBC Sport. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  10. ^ "Yeovil Town sign Marsh-Brown, Foley and Hinds". BBC Sport. 29 May 2012.
  11. ^ "Richard Hinds scored twice as Yeovil beat Colchester in the League Cup". BBC Sport. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  12. ^ "Brentford 1–2 Yeovil". BBC Sport. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Yeovil Town: Gavin Williams among three to leave Glovers". BBC Sport. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Bury sign Richard Hinds after Yeovil Town departure". BBC Sport. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Bury 3-2 Crewe". BBC. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Hartlepool 0-3 Bury". BBC. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  17. ^ "Bury: Phil Picken retires as Bury release seven players". BBC. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Footballer scores a first class law degree". Open University. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  19. ^ "Richard Hinds". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  20. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  21. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  22. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  24. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  25. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  27. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  28. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  29. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  30. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  31. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  32. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  34. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
  35. ^ "Games played by Richard Hinds in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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