Matt Richards (footballer, born 1989)

Matthew Washington Richards (born 1 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.

Matt Richards
Personal information
Full name Matthew Washington Richards[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989
Place of birth Derby, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Belper Town
Youth career
2007–2008 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Wycombe Wanderers 0 (0)
2009 → Notts County (loan) 1 (0)
2011–2014 Ilkeston 85 (12)
2014 Heanor Town
2016– Belper Town
International career
England Under 17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Career

Richards came through the youth team of Derby County but failed to make a first team appearance for the club. He officially signed for Football League Two side Wycombe Wanderers in December 2008 after featuring in reserve games for the club following his release from Derby.[2] on 27 March 2009, he signed for fellow League Two side Notts County on loan until the end of the season.[3] Richards made his professional debut on 2 May 2009, in the Football League Two 2–1 win over his parent club Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, coming on as a substitute for Gavin Strachan.[4] He was released from Wycombe in the summer of 2009.[2] He subsequently joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy.[5][1]

Richards signed for Ilkeston in November 2011 and spent 3 years with them.[5] He briefly joined Heanor Town before taking a year out of the game. Richards returned to action in 2016 when he signed for Belper Town.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wycombe Wanderers 2008–09[6] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Notts County (loan) 2008–09[6] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ilkeston 2011–12[7] Northern Premier League Division One South 25 1 — 5[lower-alpha 1] 2 30 3
2012–13[8] Northern Premier League Premier Division 31 8 6 2 5[lower-alpha 2] 1 42 11
2013–14[9][10][11][12] Northern Premier League Premier Division 29 3 1 0 2[lower-alpha 3] 0 32 3
Total 85 12 7 2 12 3 104 17
Career total 86 12 7 2 12 3 105 17
  1. Two appearances in FA Trophy; one appearance in Derbyshire Senior Cup; two appearances two goals in Northern Premier League Division One South play-offs
  2. Two appearances one goal in FA Trophy; three appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Derbyshire Senior Cup

References
  1. Matt Richards at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Matt Richards profile". 27 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. "Notts complete Richards raid". 27 March 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. "Wycombe vs Notts County". 2 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. "Home". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
  6. "Matt Richards | Football Stats | Season 2008/2009 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. "2011/12". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  8. "2012/13". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  9. "2013/14". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  10. Duffy, Mark (10 March 2014). "Report/slideshow - Ilkeston FC 1-3 Matlock Town". Ilkeston Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  11. Duffy, Mark (16 March 2014). "Report/slideshow: Ilkeston FC 0-2 Buxton". Ilkeston Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
  12. Duffy, Mark (22 March 2014). "Report/slideshow: Ilkeston FC 0-1 Blyth Spartans". Ilkeston Advertiser. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
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