Gordon Richards Player Profile

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Personal

  • Full Name: Gordon Richards
  • Born: October 23rd, 1933 (Rhos, Wrexham)
  • Died: November 17th, 1993 (Johnstown, Wrexham)
  • Height: 5ft 9in
  • Weight: 12st 9lbs

Career

  • Position: Outside Left
  • Signed: March 13th, 1950
  • Date Left Club: January 29th, 1958
  • Wrexham Career Totals:
    107 first team competitive appearances
    28 first team competitive goals
  • Also Played For: Chester City, Sankey of Wellington


Wrexham AFC Career Summary

Competitive Friendlies Res/Youth
1950-51 - - - -1-
1951-52 - - - -26 14
1952-53 15 4 3 1 28 5
1953-54 30 8 3-13 10
1954-55 8 1 3 2 16 4
1955-56 38 11 3 1 6 1
1956-57 6 1 3-27 5
1957-58 10 3 1-11 4
TOTAL 107 28 16 4 128 43

NOTES:
League: All first team league matches including Football League, National League, Football Regional League (Wartime), Third Division North (Wartime), Birmingham & District League & Combination League.
FA Cup: FA Cup matches only.
Other Cups: European Cup Winners' Cup, Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, EFL Trophy, Debenhams Cup, Watney Cup, Football League Division Three (North) Cup, FA Trophy, Scottish Challenge Cup, Setanta Shield, Football League Jubilee, League War Cup (Wartime), Lancashire Cup (Wartime), Third Division North Cup (Wartime), Soames Cup, Shropshire Mayor's Charity Cup, Liverpool Senior Cup, Denbighshire Cup, Wrexham Argus Jubilee Competition and Yerborough Charity Cup.
Welsh Cups: Welsh Cup, FAW Invitation Trophy and FAW Premier Cup.
Friendlies: First team Friendlies and Expunged matches.
Reserves/Youth: All reserve and youth competitions from age group U17 and above (including friendlies).

Please note that the data for friendlies, reserves & youth may not be complete as full records weren't always kept. However we believe that including the information we do have provides an interesting insight into each player's time at Wrexham.


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Debut

September 27th, 1952
Mansfield Town 0 - 2 Wrexham

League (Division Three North)


Playing Statistics - First Team Competitive matches (All Seasons)

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Competition NPS Win % Draw % Loss %
League 9624- --
FA Cup 53- --
Welsh Cup 61- --
Totals: 10728- --

 Recent Starting Appearances (First Team Competitive matches)
 29/01/58 5th Round vs. Flint Town Utd (H) 7 - 0
 21/09/57 Division Three North vs. Bradford City (A) 1 - 3
 18/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chester (A) 1 - 0
 14/09/57 Division Three North vs. Workington (H) 1 - 1
 11/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chester (H) 1 - 0

 Recent Goals Scored (First Team Competitive matches)
 07/09/57 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (A) 1 - 2
 04/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A) 2 - 3
 31/08/57 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H) 1 - 2
 02/03/57 Division Three North vs. Southport (H) 1 - 1
 28/04/56 Division Three North vs. Oldham (A) 1 - 1

 List of First Team Competitive matches played (click to expand)
 29/01/58 5th Round vs. Flint Town Utd (H)  7 - 0
 21/09/57 Division Three North vs. Bradford City (A)  1 - 3
 18/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  1 - 0
 14/09/57 Division Three North vs. Workington (H)  1 - 1
 11/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chester (H)  1 - 0
 07/09/57 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (A)  1 - 2
 04/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  2 - 3
 31/08/57 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H)  1 - 2
 28/08/57 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  2 - 2
 24/08/57 Division Three North vs. Darlington (A)  1 - 2
 10/04/57 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (H)  1 - 1
 23/03/57 Division Three North vs. York City (A)  0 - 1
 20/03/57 Semi-Final vs. Chester (N)  2 - 0
 16/03/57 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  1 - 0
 09/03/57 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (A)  0 - 1
 02/03/57 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  1 - 1
 28/04/56 Division Three North vs. Oldham (A)  1 - 1
 25/04/56 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  1 - 2
 14/04/56 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (A)  0 - 1
 07/04/56 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (H)  1 - 0
 02/04/56 Division Three North vs. Barrow (H)  0 - 0
 31/03/56 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (A)  2 - 0
 30/03/56 Division Three North vs. Barrow (A)  3 - 0
 24/03/56 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  3 - 0
 17/03/56 Division Three North vs. Rochdale (A)  0 - 1
 10/03/56 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  2 - 1
 03/03/56 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (A)  1 - 2
 29/02/56 6th Round vs. Cardiff C. (A)  3 - 5
 25/02/56 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  5 - 2
 18/02/56 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (A)  1 - 3
 11/02/56 Division Three North vs. Chester (H)  0 - 0
 02/02/56 5th Round vs. Pwllheli & D. (A)  2 - 1
 21/01/56 Division Three North vs. Stockport Co. (H)  0 - 1
 14/01/56 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  2 - 3
 26/12/55 Division Three North vs. Workington (H)  0 - 1
 24/12/55 Division Three North vs. Derby County (A)  0 - 2
 17/12/55 Division Three North vs. York City (H)  4 - 5
 03/12/55 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (H)  1 - 0
 26/11/55 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (A)  2 - 4
 19/11/55 1st Round vs. Accrington S. (A)  1 - 3
 12/11/55 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  0 - 2
 05/11/55 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  3 - 1
 29/10/55 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  1 - 1
 22/10/55 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H)  1 - 1
 15/10/55 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (A)  1 - 0
 08/10/55 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (H)  1 - 4
 01/10/55 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  1 - 2
 26/09/55 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (A)  1 - 1
 24/09/55 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (H)  2 - 0
 14/09/55 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (H)  0 - 1
 10/09/55 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (H)  1 - 3
 07/09/55 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (A)  1 - 1
 03/09/55 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (A)  2 - 1
 31/08/55 Division Three North vs. Bradford City (H)  2 - 1
 27/12/54 Division Three North vs. Oldham (H)  2 - 1
 30/09/54 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (A)  0 - 1
 18/09/54 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (H)  1 - 3
 15/09/54 Division Three North vs. Bradford City (A)  2 - 2
 01/09/54 Division Three North vs. Chester (H)  2 - 1
 28/08/54 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  2 - 1
 25/08/54 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  0 - 1
 21/08/54 Division Three North vs. York City (H)  2 - 6
 28/04/54 Division Three North vs. Barnsley (H)  1 - 1
 24/04/54 Division Three North vs. Port Vale (A)  0 - 2
 17/04/54 Division Three North vs. Bradford PA (H)  2 - 0
 16/04/54 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (H)  2 - 0
 12/04/54 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (A)  2 - 1
 10/04/54 Division Three North vs. Barnsley (A)  0 - 3
 07/04/54 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  2 - 1
 03/04/54 Division Three North vs. Darlington (H)  4 - 2
 27/03/54 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  1 - 1
 20/03/54 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H)  5 - 1
 13/03/54 Division Three North vs. Workington (A)  1 - 1
 06/03/54 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (H)  3 - 1
 03/03/54 7th Round vs. Chester (A)  0 - 1
 30/01/54 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  0 - 4
 23/01/54 Division Three North vs. Grimsby Town (A)  0 - 0
 16/01/54 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (H)  4 - 2
 14/01/54 3rd Round Replay vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (A)  1 - 3
 09/01/54 3rd Round vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (H)  3 - 3
 02/01/54 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (A)  0 - 0
 26/12/53 Division Three North vs. Barrow (H)  1 - 2
 25/12/53 Division Three North vs. Barrow (A)  0 - 1
 21/12/53 2nd Round 2nd Replay vs. Brighton & HA (N)  3 - 1
 19/12/53 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 16/12/53 2nd Round Replay vs. Brighton & HA (A)  1 - 1
 03/10/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  1 - 2
 02/09/53 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  0 - 1
 29/08/53 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  4 - 2
 26/08/53 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  1 - 2
 22/08/53 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (A)  2 - 0
 19/08/53 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (H)  1 - 1
 27/04/53 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (A)  2 - 1
 25/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (H)  7 - 0
 22/04/53 Division Three North vs. Workington (A)  0 - 4
 18/04/53 Division Three North vs. Port Vale (A)  0 - 0
 15/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  2 - 1
 04/04/53 Division Three North vs. Southport (A)  0 - 1
 03/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (H)  2 - 2
 28/03/53 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  3 - 0
 21/03/53 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  2 - 1
 14/03/53 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H)  1 - 0
 07/03/53 Division Three North vs. Darlington (A)  2 - 2
 28/02/53 Division Three North vs. Rochdale (H)  3 - 0
 31/12/52 5th Round vs. Chester (H)  3 - 4
 01/10/52 Division Three North vs. Workington (H)  3 - 0
 27/09/52 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (A)  2 - 0

 List of First Team Competitive goals scored (click to expand)
 07/09/57 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (A)  1 - 2
 04/09/57 Division Three North vs. Chesterfield (A)  2 - 3
 31/08/57 Division Three North vs. Gateshead AFC (H)  1 - 2
 02/03/57 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  1 - 1
 28/04/56 Division Three North vs. Oldham (A)  1 - 1
 25/04/56 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  1 - 2
 10/03/56 Division Three North vs. Southport (H)  2 - 1
 25/02/56 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  5 - 2
 02/02/56 5th Round vs. Pwllheli & D. (A)  2 - 1
 17/12/55 Division Three North vs. York City (H)  4 - 5
 19/11/55 1st Round vs. Accrington S. (A)  1 - 3
 05/11/55 Division Three North vs. Tranmere R. (H)  3 - 1
 08/10/55 Division Three North vs. Accrington S. (H)  1 - 4
 24/09/55 Division Three North vs. Mansfield Town (H)  2 - 0
 03/09/55 Division Three North vs. Crewe Alex. (A)  2 - 1
 15/09/54 Division Three North vs. Bradford City (A)  2 - 2
 03/04/54 Division Three North vs. Darlington (H)  4 - 2
 06/03/54 Division Three North vs. Scunthorpe & Lyndsey Utd (H)  3 - 1
 21/12/53 2nd Round 2nd Replay vs. Brighton & HA (N)  3 - 1
 19/12/53 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 19/12/53 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (H)  5 - 0
 16/12/53 2nd Round Replay vs. Brighton & HA (A)  1 - 1
 29/08/53 Division Three North vs. Carlisle United (H)  4 - 2
 22/08/53 Division Three North vs. Halifax Town (A)  2 - 0
 25/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (H)  7 - 0
 15/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  2 - 1
 15/04/53 Division Three North vs. Chester (A)  2 - 1
 21/03/53 Division Three North vs. Hartlepools United (A)  2 - 1

  = Starting Appearances (Sub Appearances) | = Goals | NPS = Squad Appearances (as Non-Playing Sub) | GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in


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