Justin Richards (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername = Justin Richards


fullname = Justin Richards
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|10|16
cityofbirth = West Bromwich
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Kidderminster Harriers
clubnumber = 11
position = Striker
youthyears = 1997–1999
youthclubs = West Bromwich Albion
years = 1999–2001
2001–2003
2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2006
2006–2007
2006
2007
2007–
2008
clubs = West Bromwich Albion
Bristol Rovers
→ Colchester United (loan)
→ Stevenage Borough (loan)
Stevenage Borough
Woking
Peterborough United
→ Grays Athletic (loan)
→ Boston United (loan)
Kidderminster Harriers
→ Oxford United (loan)
caps(goals) = 01 0(0)
16 0(0)
02 0(0)
13 0(6)
29 0(3)
79 (35)
13 0(1)
05 0(0)
03 0(0)
33 (10)
15 0(1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 20:42, 7 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Justin Richards (born 16 October, 1980 in West Bromwich) is an English footballer, currently playing for Kidderminster Harriers.

Career

Richards began his career at West Bromwich Albion, joining as an apprentice in July 1997 and turning professional in 1999.cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = p. 192 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4] He made his Albion debut as a substitute against Ipswich Town in March 1999, [cite book| last=Matthews | first=Tony | title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record | publisher=Breedon Books | year=2007 | pages=pp374–375| isbn=978-1-85983-565-4] and made one further substitute appearance the following season before moving on to Bristol Rovers for £75,000 in January 2001. He had a short loan spell at Colchester United. Richards signed a permanent deal with Stevenage Borough in March 2003, immediately after a loan spell at the club. [cite news|date=2003-03-18|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stevenage/2861503.stm |title=Stevenage land Richards |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-05-21] In May 2004 he joined Woking. [cite news |date=2004-05-11 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/woking/3704917.stm |title=Richards signs for Woking |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-05-21] During the 2005–06 season Richards was the second top scorer in the Conference with 22 goals in all competitions, a goalscoring record that attracted the attention of League Two club Peterborough United.

Richards moved to Peterborough in the summer of 2006 on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. [cite news |date=2006-06-01 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/5037394.stm |title=Posh snap up Richards from Woking
publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-05-21] He scored just one goal for Peterborough before being loaned out to Grays Athletic and Boston United. [cite news |date=2007-01-11 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/boston_united/6251263.stm |title=Boston sign Posh striker Richards |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-05-21] At the end of the 2006–07 season, Richards returned to the Conference, signing for Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer, where he scored six goals in 22 appearances. In January 2008, he joined Oxford United on loan until the end of the season. [cite news |date=2008-01-25 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/7209477.stm |title=Patterson signs trio of new faces |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2008-01-25]

References

External links

*soccerbase|id=16476|name=Justin Richards
* [http://www.uptheposh.com/people/2386/ Profile] at [http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/richards.shtml Harriers Online profile]