Joe Richardson (footballer, born 1942)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Arthur Searles Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 1966 | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Winsford United | |||
| 1959–1960 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 1960–1965 | Rochdale | 115 | (31) |
| Total | 115 | (31) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joe Richardson (17 March 1942 – 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.
Career
[edit]Born in Sheffield, Richardson played for Rochdale,[1] appearing in the second leg of the 1962 Football League Cup Final. He scored a brace of goals in the 3–1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers that helped Dale to the final of that competition.
Death
[edit]Richardson died tragically in 1966 while working as a lorry driver.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
- ^ "Forum | Obituary: Former Rochdale footballer Stanley Hepton by Snapper".
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- 1966 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Sheffield
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Road incident deaths in England
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1940s birth stubs