Jock Richardson

John Richardson (11 November 1906 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth Athletic and Folkestone.[1]

For the New Zealand rugby union player, see Johnstone Richardson.

Jock Richardson

Personal information
Full name	John Richardson
Date of birth	(1906-11-11)11 November 1906
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	2 January 1986(1986-01-02) (aged 79)
Place of death	Law, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Burnbank Athletic
1923–1924	Hamilton Academical	1	(0)
1924–1927	Northfleet United	?	(?)
1927–1929	Tottenham Hotspur	38	(0)
1929–1933	Reading	125	(0)
1934	Bournemouth Athletic	7	(0)
	Folkestone	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical.[2][3] He joined Northfleet United (the "nursery" club of Tottenham Hotspur) in 1924[4] before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927–29.[5] Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total.[6] He later played for Bournemouth and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.[3]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 220. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. Richardson, John (1923), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
4. "Kent's nursery clubs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
5. Topsurs A-Z of players Retrieved 17 October 2012
6. Reading FC players Where are they now Retrieved 9 July 2009