Reece Beckles-Richards

Reece Beckles-Richards (born 19 July 1995) is an Antigua and Barbudan international footballer who plays as a striker for Cheshunt. He has also had spells at Aldershot Town, Woking, Kingstonian, Wingate & Finchley and Wealdstone.

Reece Beckles-Richards
Personal information
Full name Reece Beckles-Richards
Date of birth (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995
Place of birth Enfield, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Enfield Town
Youth career
Leyton Orient
0000–2011 Ryan
2011–2013 Aldershot Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Aldershot Town 0 (0)
2013Hastings United (loan)
2013–2015 Woking 10 (0)
2014AFC Hornchurch (loan) 4 (4)
2014Farnborough (loan) 4 (1)
2015Farnborough (loan) 6 (1)
2015AFC Hornchurch (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 Kingstonian 17 (3)
2016–2019 Wingate & Finchley 124 (25)
2019–2020 Wealdstone 2 (0)
2019Oxford City (loan) 4 (0)
2019–2020Cheshunt (loan) 15 (6)
2020 Hemel Hempstead Town 0 (0)
2020–2023 Cheshunt 83 (23)
2023Potters Bar Town (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Enfield Town 8 (1)
International career
2015 Antigua and Barbuda 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:29, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 9 January 2018 (UTC)

Club career

After starting his career with Aldershot Town he spent time on loan at Hastings United.[1] He was released by Aldershot in May 2013 when the club went into administration.

In November, he signed a two-year contract with Woking after impressing on trial.[2] In October 2014 he went on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[3] In November 2014, he joined Farnborough on loan.[4] He returned to Woking after his month's loan but then re-joined Farnborough in late January for a second loan spell.[5] In March 2015, he returned again on loan to AFC Hornchurch.[6]

On 26 September 2015, after only making one appearance for Woking in the 2015/16 campaign, Beckles-Richards joined Kingstonian on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season.[7] On 12 March 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first league goal for Kingstonian in a 5–2 victory over Harrow Borough.[8]

In July 2016, Beckles-Richards joined Isthmian League Premier Division rivals Wingate & Finchley on a non-contract deal. On 13 August 2016, on the opening day of the season, Beckles-Richards made his Wingate & Finchley debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Tonbridge Angels, playing the full 90 minutes.[9] On 23 August 2016, Beckles-Richards scored his first Wingate & Finchley goal in a 2–2 draw against AFC Sudbury, netting the opener.[10]

On 23 May 2019, Beckles-Richards agreed to join National League South side, Wealdstone after a three-year spell with Wingate & Finchley.[11] On 13 September 2019, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Oxford City on a 30-day loan.[12] In November he again went out on loan, this time to Cheshunt, with the loan spell due to last until mid-February 2020.[13]

On 26 August 2020, Beckles-Richards joined fellow National League South side, Hemel Hempstead Town following his release from Wealdstone.[14]

International career

Beckles-Richards made his international debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saint Lucia on 14 June 2015, where he played the first 65 minutes of the fixture.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 October 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Woking 2013–14[16] Conference Premier 60000060
2014–15[16] Conference Premier 30000030
2015–16[16] National League 10000010
Total 1000000100
AFC Hornchurch (loan) 2014–15[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 1340000134
Farnborough (loan) 2014–15[18] Conference South 102001[lower-alpha 1]0112
Kingstonian 2015–16[19] Isthmian League Premier Division 173006[lower-alpha 2]1234
Wingate & Finchley 2016–17[20][21] Isthmian League Premier Division 42132[22]28[lower-alpha 3][23]35218
2017–18[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 459418[lower-alpha 4]45714
2018–19[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 373107[lower-alpha 5]4457
Total 1242573231115439
Wealdstone 2019–20[16] National League South 200020
Oxford City (loan) 2019–20[16] National League South 40300070
Cheshunt (loan) 2019–20[24] Isthmian League Premier Division 1563[lower-alpha 6]1187
Hemel Hempstead Town 2020–21[16] National League South 00100010
Cheshunt 2020–21[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 623[lower-alpha 1]193
2021–22[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 35142011[lower-alpha 7]24816
2022–23[16][27] National League South 426111[lower-alpha 1]2449
Total 83233115510129
Potters Bar Town (loan) 2022–23[28] Isthmian League Premier Division 001[lower-alpha 6]010
Enfield Town 2023–24[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 81411[lower-alpha 1]0132
Career total 2866418500501835487
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy
  3. One appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division Play-offs
  4. Four appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, four appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
  5. One appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, six appearances and three goals in FA Trophy
  6. Appearance(s) in Alan Turvey Trophy
  7. Six appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, three appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs

References

  1. "News from the dugout". Hastings United GC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "Reece Beckles: Woking sign ex-Aldershot striker". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. "Debutant Reece stars for Urchins". The Enquirer. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. "Reece Beckles joins on loan from Woking". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. "Rookie Reece returns and Matt extends loan". Farnborough FC. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. "McFarlane: Beckles-Richards loves the club". Romford Recorder. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  7. "Reece Beckles". Kingstonian F.C.
  8. "Kingstonian 5 vs. 2 Harrow Borough". Kingstonian F.C. 12 March 2016.
  9. "Tonbridge Angels v Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  10. "AFC Sudbury v Wingate & Finchley". Football Web Pages. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  11. "Reece Beckles-Richards signs!". Wealdstone F.C. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  12. "Beckles-Richards Joins From Wealdstone". Oxford City F.C. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  13. "Wealdstone forward Beckles-Richards heads to Cheshunt". Non League Daily. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  14. "WELCOME Reece Beckles-Richards". Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. "St. Lucia 1-4 Antigua and Barbuda". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  16. "R. Beckles". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  17. "Reece Beckles". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  18. "Reece Beckles". Aylesbury United FC. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  19. "Reece Beckles". Kingstonian Official Site. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  20. "Appearances - Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  21. "Folkestone Invicta 1 Wingate & Finchley 0". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  22. "Wingate & Finchley 0 Tonbridge Angels 3". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  23. "Slough Town 2 Wingate & Finchley 4". Wingate & Finchley Official Site. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  24. "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  25. "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  26. "Cheshunt – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  27. For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Cheshunt 3 - 1 St Neots Town". Football Web Pages. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  28. "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  29. "Enfield Town – Appearances – Reece Beckles-Richards". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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