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Charlie Richards

Nottingham Forest FC

 1 appearance, 1 debut goal

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3: A 2
 100% successful
1898

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Charles Henry Richards
Birth Monday, 9 August 1875 in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
registered in Burton July-September 1875
 

According to the 1881 census, Charles Hy. is the sixth of eight children to John and Charlotte (née Hodgkins). They live at 8 Victoria Street in Burton-on-Trent. His father is a brewers labourer.
 

(His mother died early 1888)
According to the 1891 census, Charles H. is also now a brewers labourer, and is one of five children at 335 Uxbridge Street in Burton with is widowed father, who remains a brewers labourer also.
Marriage to Mary Anne Elliott, on 22 May 1897 at St. Peter's Church, Radford, Nottinghamshire
registered in Nottingham April-June 1897
Children Charlie and Mary Anne Richards had six children together. Mabel Charlotte (b.22 April 1898) and Leslie (b.1911). Another four died between census'
 

(His father died early 1901)
According to the 1901 census, Charlie is a professional football player boarding with his wife, Annie, at the home of Chris Harper, at 64 Liverton Street in Cleethorpes.
 

According to the 1911 census, 'C' is an invalid hewer living with his wife at 83 Kennington Road in Radford area of Nottingham. Along with the twelve year old Mabel, they have a two month old son, Leslie. The census reveals that four more of their children have tragically died.
Death Thursday, 27 April 1911 at his home, 83 Kennington Road, Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, from Myocarditis Acute, Syncope.
aged 35 years 230 days registered in Nottingham April-June 1911
Funeral Tuesday, 2 May 1911, buried in Basford cemetery, Nottingham Road, Nottinghamshire
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990],  John Coyle, Doncaster Rovers FC historian &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Began his junior career with Gresley Rovers FC, then Newsyead Byron FC, before joining Notts County FC in 1895. Joined rivals Nottingham Forest FC on 2 January 1896. He moved onto Grimsby Town FC on 3 January 1899. Transferred to Leicester Fosse FC on 5 June 1901, and then to the recently renamed Manchester United FC for the end of the 1901-02 season. In March 1903, Richards joined Doncaster Rovers FC, but his appearances were not enough to keep Rovers up and both Doncaster and Richards dropped out of the league.

League honours
194 appearances 70 goals		 Nottingham Forest FC 1896-98 74 appearances, 22 goals
debut: 11 January 1896 Nottingham Forest FC 0 Bolton Wanderers FC 0.
Grimsby Town FC 1899-1901 eighty appearances, 42 goals
debut (division two): 7 January 1899 Glossop North End FC 4 Grimsby Town FC 2.
Leicester Fosse FC 1901-02 25 appearances, five goals
debut (division two): 7 September 1901 Woolwich Arsenal FC 2 Leicester Fosse FC 0.
Manchester United FC 1902-03 eight appearances, one goal
debut (div. two): 6 September 1902 Gainsborough Trinity FC 0 Manchester United FC 1.
Doncaster Rovers FC 1903 seven appearances
debut (division two): 21 March 1903 Woolwich Arsenal FC 3 Doncaster Rovers FC 0.
last (division two): 18 April 1903 Doncaster Rovers FC 0 Leicester Fosse FC 0.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1897-98 (6ᵃ 5ᵍ);
Football League Division Two winners 1900-01 (28ᵃ 9ᵍ);
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 6", 11st. 11lbs [1898].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & John Coyle.

England Career
Player number One of four who became 236th players (238) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right
Only match No. 62, 5 March 1898, Ireland 2 England 3, a British Championship match at Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged 22 years 208 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1897-98;
Team honours British Championship winners 1897-98;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died six days after John Sands

Beyond England
His 1911 census details reveal that Richards returned to the coal mines, where he worked as a hewer in one of the pits near in or near Radford.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes goals ave.min comp. goals captain
1 1 1 90 1 90 min 1 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3 2 100 +1
His only match was played in the British Championship competition and at an away venue

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1897-98 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3 2 100 +1

Match History

 Club: Nottingham Forest F.C. - one full appearance (90 min) 1ᵍ F.A. International Select Committee - one full appearance (90 min) 1ᵍx

apps match match details comp res. rundown pos

Age 22
1 62 5 March 1898 - Ireland 2 England 3
Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast		 BC AW 37 rebound ir
 

one of four who became the 236th players (238) to appear for England
one of two who became the tenth Nottingham Forest FC player to represent England
the 42nd player to score on his England debut - the 26th competitive
the seventeenth England player to score an equalising goal ~ England's twentieth

     

 
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