Geoff Richards (footballer)

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Geoff Richards
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Mottram Richards
Date of birth (1929-04-24)24 April 1929
Place of birth Bilston, England
Date of death 8 May 2014(2014-05-08) (aged 85)
Place of death Wolverhampton, England
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1943–1946 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1952 West Bromwich Albion 3 (1)
Stafford Rangers
Atherstone Town
Bilston Town
Hednesford Town
Managerial career
Hednesford Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoffrey Mottram Richards (24 April 1929 – 8 May 2014)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a winger.

Career

Born in

the Football League.[3] He later played non-league football for Stafford Rangers, Atherstone Town, Bilston Town and Hednesford Town, where he was player-manager.[2]

Later life and death

Richards died on 8 May 2014, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Geoff Richards". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ a b c "Tributes to former Baggies winger Geoff Richards". Express and Star. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.|title=
  3. ^ "WEST BROMWICH ALBION : 1946/47 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 20 May 2014.