Derek Richardson (footballer)

Derek Richardson

Personal information
Date of birth	13 July 1956
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Chelsea	0	(0)
1976–1979	Queens Park Rangers	31	(0)
1979–1982	Sheffield United	42	(0)
1982	Coventry City	0	(0)
	Maidstone United
	Welling United
	Fisher Athletic
Total		73	(0)
National team
	England youth
	England Semi-Pro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Derek Richardson (born 13 July 1956) is an English former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Hackney, Richardson played professionally for Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, and Coventry City, making a total of 73 appearances in the Football League.^[1][2] He later played non-League football with Maidstone United, Welling United and Fisher Athletic, before becoming a London taxi driver.^[3]

He also played at international level for England at youth and semi-professional.^[1]

In 1979 he played in a benefit match for West Bromwich Albion player Len Cantello, that saw a team of white players play against a team of black players.^[4]

In December 2016, amid the English football sexual abuse scandal, Richardson became the third former Chelsea player to allege abuse by former chief scout Eddie Heath.^[5]

References

1. "Derek Richardson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
3. Adrian Chiles Radio Show. 28 November 2016. BBC. Radio 5 Live.
4. Adrian Chiles (17 November 2016). "The match that pitted white players against black players". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
5. Mendick, Robert; Rumsby, Ben (2 December 2016). "Former FA chief approved 'gag' on Chelsea abuse victim". Telegraph. Retrieved 3 December 2016.