George Richards (Southern League footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Pill, Somerset, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1913 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Richards was a professional association footballer who played in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers prior to the First World War.
Richards was originally from Pill,[1] near Bristol, and joined Bristol Rovers in 1911. He scored ten times in 28 league games, playing in both the centre forward and inside left positions during a spell that ended in 1913, and was the club's joint top goalscorer with Billy Peplow in the 1911–12 season.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Good Sportsmen All". Western Daily Press. 22 April 1943. Retrieved 8 September 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- ^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2014). Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History. Stroud: Amberley. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-4456-3619-1.
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