Pedro Richards
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2001 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1986 | Notts County[1] | 399 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Boston United | 17 | (0) |
| Oakham United | |||
| Corby Town | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Peter "Pedro" Richards (11 November 1956 – 23 December 2001) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.
The son of a Black British father and a Spanish mother, Richards was taken by his mother at an early age to Laguardia, Álava and lived there until the age of 11 when they moved to Nottingham.[2] Richards was taken on as an apprentice at County and signed professional for them in November 1974.[3] He made 399 league appearances for County, his sole Football League club.[4]
Richards left County at the age of 29 and continued playing semi-professional football for Boston United, Oakham United and Corby Town.[5] He died in 2001 from a rare strain of pneumonia.[2]
References
- ↑ Notts County players
- 1 2 Times Obituary
- ↑ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 472
- ↑ Caught in time: Notts County promoted to the First Division, 1981
- ↑ Profile on Boston United site