William Richards (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Stanley Richards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Knighton, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chippenham Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009−2010 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2010−2011 | AFC Telford United | ||
| 2010−2011 | → Market Drayton Town (loan) | ||
| 2011 | → Redditch United (loan) | ||
| 2011−2012 | Solihull Moors | ||
| 2011 | → Redditch United (loan) | ||
| 2011−2012 | → Evesham United (loan) | ||
| 2012−2013 | Redditch United | ||
| 2013−2015 | Stourbridge | ||
| 2015−2016 | Redditch United | ||
| 2016− | Chippenham Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:18, 14 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
William Stanley Richards (born 18 December 1991) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chippenham Town.
A product of the Shrewsbury Town youth system, he made just one senior appearance, before embarking on a career in non-league football in the West Midlands area.
Playing career
Richards began his career in the Shrewsbury Town youth team, and despite ultimately never signing professional terms with the club made one competitive appearance in a Football League Trophy fixture against Accrington Stanley on 20 October 2009 as a substitute.[2]
Having also been a regular for Shrewsbury's reserve team, on his release he was offered a trial and later signed up at non-league neighbours AFC Telford in June 2010,[3] however he was sent out on loan to Market Drayton Town in September 2010 with then Telford manager Andy Sinton citing his sides good start to the season limiting Richards first team opportunities at the club.[4] He was recalled from his loan to cover for suspension in January 2011[5] but was sent out on loan again to Redditch United in February 2011.[6]
After the expiry of his contract at Telford, Richards later went on to sign for Solihull Moors in August 2011,[7] before spending further loan spells at Redditch and Evesham United. He then spent the 2012−13 season on a permanent basis at Redditch United, before joining Stourbridge in June 2013.[8]
Richards returned to Redditch for a fourth time, signing a one-year deal in June 2015.[9] After being named in the Southern Football League team of the year for the 2015–16 season, he then signed for Chippenham Town in July 2016.[10]
References
- ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
- ↑ "Accrington 2–0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Telford look at former Shrewsbury midfielder". BBC Sport. 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Will Richards has AFC Telford future". BBC Sport. 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Will Richards returns to AFC Telford United". BBC Sport. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Bucks set for Bridgnorth Town friendly". Shropshire Star. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Moors Bring in Richards". Pitchero Non-League. 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "Glassboys Recruit Richards". Stourbridge FC. 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- ↑ "McDonald brings back former Reds favourite". Redditch United F.C. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Chippenham Town sign ex-Redditch United defender Will Richards". Wiltshire Times. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
