Richie Partridge

Football player infobox
playername = Richie Partridge


fullname = Richard Joseph Partridge
nickname = rick
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|9|12
cityofbirth = Dublin
countryofbirth = Ireland
height = height|ft=5|in=8
currentclub = Chester City
clubnumber = "7"
position = Midfielder
years = 2000–2005
2001
2002–2003
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–
clubs = Liverpool
→ Bristol Rovers (loan)
→ Coventry City (loan)
Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United
Chester City
caps(goals) = 00 0 (0)
06 0 (1)
27 0 (4)
18 0 (0)
33 0 (3)
38 0 (5)
pcupdate = 12:48, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge (born September 12 1980 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Chester City of League Two.

Football career

Partridge started playing football as a trainee with Liverpool on August 1 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8-0 demolition of Stoke City in November 2000.

On March 20 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers where he made six appearances and scored a goal. The loan deal lasted till May 7 2001.

While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire campaign, from September 27 2002 to April 1 2003, on loan at Coventry City and was voted fans player of the season 2003-04. [ [http://www.chestercityfc.net/article/1098812/Richie-Partridge?ccyCode=USD] ] Partridge was released by Liverpool F.C. at the back of the 2004-05 season.

Partridge signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer on July 29 2005. However on May 4 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season.

He subsequently joined Rotherham on 30 June [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rotherham_utd/5132104.stm Millers sign Partridge & Wiseman] ] and played 36 times for the Millers in 2006-07. He was released at the end of the season and subsequently signed for Chester on 21 June. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chester/6763183.stm Partridge completes Chester move] ]

Partridge made his Chester debut in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on August 11 2007, with his first goal coming against Crewe Alexandra in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy the following month. In the following weeks he enhanced his reputation as a lively winger with an eye for goal, most notably after scoring two very well taken goals in Chester's 2–1 win at Stockport County on October 20. However, he has managed just two more goals during the season and is struggling to establish a first–team place in the early weeks of the 2008–09 season.

Partridge was a former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international winger.

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Personal life

Partridge is the brother-in-law of Michael Owen and son-in-law of former Chester striker Terry Owen.

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=23598|name=Richie Partridge
* [http://www.chestercityfc.net/Player?playerId=1099981 Chester City Official Website Profile]