Richard Taundry

Richard Taundry
Personal information
Full name Richard Daniel Taundry
Date of birth (1989-02-15) 15 February 1989
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Leamington
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2013 Walsall 169 (3)
2013 Pelsall Villa ? (2)
2013–2014 Worcester City 17 (0)
2014–2015 Solihull Moors 18 (0)
2015– Leamington 27 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:09, 21 August 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Richard Daniel Taundry (born 15 February 1989 in Walsall, England), also known as Dicky Laundry, is a professional footballer who currently plays for Southern Football League side Leamington, where he plays as both a defender and a midfielder. He is perhaps best known for making 192 appearances for Walsall, the club at which he started his career.

Career

Early career

Taundry is a versatile player who can play in a number of positions including right back, right midfield and left back. He progressed through the centre of excellence and youth team at Walsall. He played as a full back the majority of the time in his younger days in the youth and reserves, however when he made the step-up to the first team he was played in midfield while also standing in at left-back on a number of occasions.

Walsall

Taundry failed to break into the first team during Walsall's title winning 2006–07 season, however he was involved in the youth team's success, despite suffering injuries which kept him out for the majority of the season. Walsall youth team managed to complete an impressive league and cup double.

Taundry made the break through into Walsall's first team during the 2007–08 campaign where manager, Richard Money handed him his debut after coming on as a late substitute for Ishmel Demontagnac in the 82nd minute against Luton Town on 17 November 2007.[1] He then went on to make 22 league and cup appearances for the club in a number of positions including left back and central midfield.

During the 2008–09 season, Taundry had a new manager to impress, Jimmy Mullen, who replaced Money, who quit the club towards the end of the 2007–08 campaign.

He was offered a new contract by the club on 10 May 2010.[2] Taundry signed a new one-year contract with Walsall on 6 July 2012.

On 9 May 2013, Taundry was released by Walsall along with George Bowerman, Connor Taylor, Aaron Williams and Jake Jones.

Non-League

Pelsall Villa

Taundry joined local club Pelsall Villa on 5 August 2013 in a bid to keep fit whilst on the lookout for a new club. He registered as a player, allowing him to play in competitive matches for the Midland Combination Premier Division club. His first appearance came as a second-half substitute in a 31 loss to Bolehall Swifts on 7 August.[3] He scored his first goal for Pelsall Villa on 22 August 2013, the winner in a 43 victory against Coventry Copsewood.[4] He scored again for the club in a win against Pilkington XXX.

Worcester City

In September 2013, following his period at Pelsall Villa, Taundry signed for Conference North side Worcester City, joining up with former Walsall teammate Aaron Williams.[5] He went on to make a total of 26 appearances for Worcester in the 201314 season, 17 of which came in the Conference North. He also scored once for the club, in a 40 home win over Coventry Sphinx in the FA Cup on 28 September 2013.[6]

After losing his place in the team to recent signing Aaron Brown in a move that saw an upturn in Worcester's league form, Taundry submitted a transfer request.[7]

Solihull Moors

Taundry joined Solihull Moors on 7 February 2014.[8]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2013
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2007–08[9] League One 210100000220
2008–09[10] League One 38010102[lower-alpha 1]0420
2009–10[11] League One 30300101[lower-alpha 1]0323
2010–11[12] League One 28030101[lower-alpha 1]0330
2011–12[13] League One 35040102[lower-alpha 1]1421
2012–13[14] League One 17021101[lower-alpha 1]1211
Career totals 169311150711925

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