Richie Gendall

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playername = Richie Gendall


fullname = Richard Martin Gendall
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1960|9|25
cityofbirth = Wrexham
countryofbirth = Wales
currentclub = Retired
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position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1977–1979
youthclubs = Chester
years = 1979–1981
1981–?
clubs = Chester
Bangor City
caps(goals) = 5 0 0(0)
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Richie Gendall (born September 25 1960, Wrexham) is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.

A midfielder, Gendall was a contemporary of Ian Rush in the Chester youth squad in the late 1970s. [cite web|url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/youth_to_first.asp |title= From the youth to the first team| publisher= chester-city.co.uk| accessdate=2008-08-17] Along with other homegrown youngsters such as Terry Cooke, Paul Needham and Peter Zelem, Gendall graduated to the first–team squad at Sealand Road in the early 1980s and was handed his professional debut as substitute for Cooke in a 0–0 draw against Burnley shortly before his 20th birthday on September 20 1980.cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= stats section | publisher=Yore Publications| id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6]

He went on to start four league games during the season but did not feature again and moved on to non–league side Bangor City. [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p 138 | publisher=Yore Publications| id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6]

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