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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| name = W.G. Richardson
| name = W.G. Richardson
| fullname = William Richardson
| fullname = William Richardson
| image =
| image = G W Richardson.jpg
| height = 5 ft 8 in<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-dispatch-football-preview-page-iv/134275291/ |title=West Bromwich Albion. Directors rely on reserves |newspaper=Sunday Dispatch Football Guide |location=London |date=23 August 1936 |page=iv |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1909|5|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Framwellgate Moor]], [[County Durham]], England
| birth_place = [[Framwellgate Moor]], [[County Durham]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|3|29|1909|5|29|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1959|3|29|1909|5|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Perry Barr]], [[Birmingham]], England
| death_place = [[Perry Barr]], [[Birmingham]], England
| position = [[Striker]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|Centre forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Horden Wednesday
| youthclubs1 = Horden Wednesday
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
| youthclubs2 = United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
| years1 = 1928–1929
| years1 = 1928–1929
| clubs1 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
| clubs1 = [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepools United]]
| caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 19
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 1929–1945
| years2 = 1929–1945
| clubs2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| clubs2 = [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
| caps2 = 320 | goals2 = 202
| caps2 = 320
| goals2 = 202
| years3 = 1945–1946
| years3 = 1945–1946
| clubs3 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
| clubs3 = [[Shrewsbury Town F.C.|Shrewsbury Town]]
| caps3 = ? | goals3 = ?
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| nationalyears1 = 1935
| nationalyears1 = 1935
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalteam1 = [[England national football team|England]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
}}
'''William "Ginger" Richardson''' (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as '''W.G. Richardson''' and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with team mate [[Bill Richardson (footballer)|Bill Richardson]], was an [[England|English]] professional [[football (soccer)|football]] player, who played as a [[centre forward]]. He famously scored scored four goals in five minutes for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United at Upton Park on November the 7th 1931 and is still in the Guinness Book of Records to this day.
'''William '''"'''Ginger'''"''' Richardson''' (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as '''W.G. Richardson''' and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with teammate [[Bill Richardson (footballer, born 1908)|Bill Richardson]], was an English professional [[Association football|footballer]], who played as a [[centre forward]].

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He scored both goals for [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] when they won the [[1931 FA Cup Final]], beating their Midlands rivals [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 2–1.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/redknapps-moment-of-triumph-threatened-by-welsh-upstarts-829977.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Sam | last=Wallace | title=Redknapp's moment of triumph threatened by Welsh upstarts | date=17 May 2008}}</ref>

He scored four goals within the space of five minutes, all within the first ten minutes of the match, for West Brom against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]] on 7 November 1931.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Matthews |first1=Tony |title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record |date=2012 |publisher=Derby Books}}</ref>
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In the 1935–36 season, he scored 39 League goals, which is still West Bromwich Albion's club record for top scorer in the top division of the [[English football league system|football league system]].
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He scored both of West Brom's goals when they won the [[1931 FA Cup Final]], beating Midlands rivals [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham]] 2 –1.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/redknapps-moment-of-triumph-threatened-by-welsh-upstarts-829977.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Sam | last=Wallace | title=Redknapp's moment of triumph threatened by Welsh upstarts | date=17 May 2008}}</ref>


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Richardson was the nephew of the English cricketer [[Tom Richardson (cricketer)|Tom Richardson]].{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} In 2004, he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 April 2004 <!--incorrectly listed as 17 November 2004, but the correct date can be derived from the article text--> |url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~547701,00.html |title=The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C |access-date=10 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202125701/http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~547701,00.html |archive-date=2 February 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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In the 1935-36 season he scored 39 goals still the WBA record for top scorer in the top division of the [[English football league]]. Richardson was the nephew of English cricketing great [[Tom Richardson]].


Richardson died on the field of play, during a charity match between a City of Birmingham 'All Stars XI' and a Television celebrity team, having stepped in at the last moment when the playing staff of Birmingham City were placed under quarantine due to a [[poliomyelitis|polio]] outbreak, which would claim the life of another former cup finalist, [[Jeff Hall (footballer)|Jeff Hall]] a fortnight later.
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In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{cite news|date= 4 April 2004 <!--incorrectly listed as 17 November 2004, but the correct date can be derived from the article text-->|url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~547701,00.html|title=The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural|publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C|accessdate=10 May 2008 }}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
;[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]
'''West Bromwich Albion'''
*[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1931 FA Cup Final|1931]]
*[[FA Cup]] winners: [[1931 FA Cup Final|1931]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/?pf=p&i=1110&ap=p&searchname=Richardson William Richardson] profile at TheFA.com
* [http://www.thefa.com/England/SeniorTeam/Archive/?pf=p&i=1110&ap=p&searchname=Richardson William Richardson] profile at TheFA.com
*{{Englandstats}}
*[http://www.englandstats.com/playerreport.php?pid=800 Englandstats.com profile]


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{{English First Division top scorers}}
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Revision as of 12:43, 4 April 2024

W.G. Richardson
Personal information
Full name William Richardson
Date of birth (1909-05-29)29 May 1909
Place of birth Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Date of death 29 March 1959(1959-03-29) (aged 49)
Place of death Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Youth career
Horden Wednesday
United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1929 Hartlepools United 29 (19)
1929–1945 West Bromwich Albion 320 (202)
1945–1946 Shrewsbury Town ? (?)
International career
1935 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as W.G. Richardson and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with teammate Bill Richardson, was an English professional footballer, who played as a centre forward.

He scored both goals for West Bromwich Albion when they won the 1931 FA Cup Final, beating their Midlands rivals Birmingham City 2–1.[2]

He scored four goals within the space of five minutes, all within the first ten minutes of the match, for West Brom against West Ham United at Upton Park on 7 November 1931.[3]

In the 1935–36 season, he scored 39 League goals, which is still West Bromwich Albion's club record for top scorer in the top division of the football league system.

Richardson was the nephew of the English cricketer Tom Richardson.[citation needed] In 2004, he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.[4]

Richardson died on the field of play, during a charity match between a City of Birmingham 'All Stars XI' and a Television celebrity team, having stepped in at the last moment when the playing staff of Birmingham City were placed under quarantine due to a polio outbreak, which would claim the life of another former cup finalist, Jeff Hall a fortnight later.

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

References

  1. ^ "West Bromwich Albion. Directors rely on reserves". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wallace, Sam (17 May 2008). "Redknapp's moment of triumph threatened by Welsh upstarts". The Independent. London.
  3. ^ Matthews, Tony (2012). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Derby Books.
  4. ^ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

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