Richard Tracey (footballer)

Richard Tracey

Personal information
Full name	Richard Shaun Tracey
Date of birth	(1979-07-09) 9 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Dewsbury, England
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Emley
Youth career
	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Sheffield United	0	(0)
1998–1999	Rotherham United	3	(0)
1999	→ Carlisle United (loan)	2	(0)
1999–2000	Carlisle United	49	(11)
2001–2002	Macclesfield Town	33	(5)
2001	→ Gateshead (loan)	2	(2)
2002	Scarborough	1	(0)
2002–2003	Bradford Park Avenue
2003–2004	Ossett Town
2004	Frickley Athletic
2008	Belper Town
2008–2010	Stocksbridge Park Steels
2010–2011	Bradford Park Avenue
2011–2017	Ossett Albion
Managerial career
2013–2018	Ossett Albion
2019–	Emley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Richard Tracey (born 9 July 1979) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Emley AFC and a teacher at St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form.

Playing career

Tracey started his professional career at

Tracey went on to make 54 starts and 15 sub appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring 15 goals.

Tracey joined Macclesfield Town in January 2001 and played for the club 37 times, scoring five goals. On 8 March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for Scarborough but made only one appearance in which he suffered a bad injury for the "Seadogs" before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-professional football.

Tracey played for several other non-league clubs, including

.

Managerial career

Tracey managed

glory, the first time Emley had won the cup in 25 years and the first trophy for the reformed Emley club.

Teaching career

Tracey has been a PE teacher at St Wilfrid’s for many years. He is a Senior Leadership member and assistant headteacher,and has been head of year for multiple different year groups. He is currently Head of Year 7. ^[3]

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