W. G. Richardson
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 team mate Bill Richardson, was an English professional 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.
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
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
- 1909 births
- 1959 deaths
- English footballers
- The Football League players
- First Division/Premier League topscorers
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- England international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from County Durham
- English football forward, 1900s birth stubs