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Jimmy
Richardson |
Newcastle United FC,
Huddersfield Town AFC
2 appearances, 2 goals
P 2 W 1 D
1 L 0 F 5: A 1
75% successful
1933-36
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
James Robert Richardson |
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Born |
8 February 1911
at 90 Castle Terrace in Ashington, Northumberland [registered in
Morpeth, March 1911]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, James Robert is the youngest of two children, both sons, to
William and Ethel. They live at 90 Castle Terrace in Ashington. His father
is a blacksmith in the local coliiery. |
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According to the 1939
register, James R. is a married professional footballer living at 46
Fossil Road in Lewisham. He is residing with fellow footballballer
Reginald Dudley. James is a reservist with the Police Force. |
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Died |
28 August 1964,
in hospital in Bexley, aged
53 years 202 days
[registered in Dartford, Kent, September 1964]. |
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Height/Weight |
5' 8", 9st.
12lbs [1928], 5' 7½",
10st.
9lbs [1932]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football representing East Northumberland. Joined
Blyth Spartans FC when he was only fifteen years old. Newcastle United FC
signed Richardson for a £200 transfer fee in April 1928. After 136
league appearances and 42 goals, he was transferred to
Huddersfield Town on 4 October 1934 for a £4000 transfer fee,
made 120 league appearances, scoring 32 goals,
before returning to Newcastle United FC on 19 October
1937, for a £4500 fee. Before the end of the season, on the 14 March 1938
transfer deadline, having made just fourteen league
appearances, scoring four goals,
Richardson joined Millwall FC for another £4000
transfer fee. He made 55 league appearances and scored another
nineteen goals. Joined Leyton Orient FC as a player-coach in
January 1948, and made just fifteen league appearances. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
winners 1931-32; FA Charity Shield runners-up 1932;
Football League Division Three (South) winners
1937-38; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
It was
Richardson's cross that caused controversy in the 1932 FA Cup Final. He
hooked the ball across after it had clearly crossed the goal-line. The
cross was then scored by Allen, the equalising goal. United going on to
win. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
six who became 582nd players (586) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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First match |
No. 186, 13 May 1933,
Italy 1 England 1, an end-of-season tour match at
Stadio
Nazionale del Partito Nazionale Fascista, Parioli, Roma, aged
22 years 94 days. |
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Last match |
No. 187, 20 May 1933, Switzerland 0
England 4, an end-of-season tour match at Stadion Neufeld, Neufeld,
Bern, aged 22 years 101 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
Schoolboy (two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Richardson was a motor mechanic during his
early playing days. After
hanging up his boots, Richardson served as an assistant trainer with
Leyton Orient FC, becoming a trainer between June 1951 and June 1955.
Became the assistant trainer at Millwall FC from November 1956 for a hsort
time, before being compelled to retire on health grounds. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.206/207. |
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Jimmy Richardson - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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3 |
2 |
0 |
180 |
2 |
90
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Jimmy Richardson
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
0.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Jimmy Richardson
- Match History
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Club:
Newcastle United F.C.
- two full appearances (270 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - two full appearances
(180 min)x |
Notes
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