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W.G. Richardson
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Full name	William Richardson
Date of birth	29 May 1909
Place of birth	Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Date of death	29 March 1959 (aged 49)
Place of death	Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Horden Wednesday
	United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1928–1929	Hartlepools United
1929–1945	West Bromwich Albion
1945–1946	Shrewsbury Town
International career
1935	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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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, was an English professional football player, who played as a centre forward. He famously 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.

He scored both of West Brom's goals when they won the 1931 FA Cup Final, beating Midlands rivals Birmingham 2 –1.^[1]

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.

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.^[2]

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

FA Cup winners: 1931

References

^ Wallace, Sam (17 May 2008). "Redknapp's moment of triumph threatened by Welsh upstarts". The Independent. London.
^ "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

External links

William Richardson profile at TheFA.com
Englandstats.com profile

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[1] Wallace, Sam (17 May 2008). "Redknapp's moment of triumph threatened by Welsh upstarts". The Independent. London.

[2] "The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 April 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2008.

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-'''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 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 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.
 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>