Richard Carpenter (footballer)

Richard Carpenter

Personal information
Date of birth	30 September 1972
Place of birth	Sheerness, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Faversham Strike Force Seniors
Youth career
–	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1991–1996	Gillingham	122	(4)
1996–1998	Fulham	58	(7)
1998–2000	Cardiff City	75	(2)
2000–2007	Brighton & Hove Albion	252	(20)
2007–2008	Welling United
2015–	Faversham Strike Force
Teams managed
2008	Welling United (caretaker manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Richard Carpenter (born 30 September 1972) is an English footballer, born in Sheerness, who played as a midfielder for Gillingham, Fulham, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League over a 15-year professional career.^[1]

Carpenter began his football career with Gillingham, and was part of the team promoted to Division Two in the 1995–96 season.^[2] He went on to make more than 250 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion, and captained the side. In February 2007 his contract was terminated by mutual consent, and he signed for Conference South club Welling United,^[3] where he became club captain and briefly caretaker manager,^[4] before leaving the club at the end of the 2007–08 season.^[2] He came out of retirement to sign for Faversham Strike Force in the Kent County League

References

1. "Richard Carpenter". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
2. Struthers, Greg (11 January 2009). "Caught in Time: Gills aloud and so proud". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
3. "Carpenter explains Welling switch". BBC Sport. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
4. "In Temporary Charge!". Welling United F.C. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.

External links

• Richard Carpenter career statistics at Soccerbase