Jordan Richards (footballer, born 1993)

Jordan Richards (born 25 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Farsley Celtic.

For the American football player, see Jordan Richards (American football).

Jordan Richards
Personal information
Full name Jordan Richards[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Farsley Celtic
Youth career
2008–2011 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Hartlepool United 66 (0)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 15 (0)
2017 Darlington 0 (0)
2017–2018 AFC Fylde 10 (0)
2018–2019 Southport 50 (2)
2019– Farsley Celtic 51 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:22, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Richards has previously played for Hartlepool United, Alfreton Town, Darlington and Southport.

Career

Richards was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Hartlepool United

He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship. In the summer of 2011 he signed his first professional contract.[3] He made his professional debut on 20 March 2012, in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic, replacing Paul Murray as a late substitute. A month later, he was handed his first start playing the full 90 minutes against Tranmere Rovers in a 1–1 draw.

Jordan was praised by manager John Hughes after his run in the first-team,[4] but was then dealt with the blow of being ruled out for the rest of the 2012–13 season after a knee injury.[5]

On 7 May 2014, Richards extended his contract with Pools.[6]

Richards joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal in February 2017,[7] the deal was later extended until the end of the season.[8]

Southport

After signing for AFC Fylde in September 2017, he joined Southport on a free transfer on 12 January 2018. Richards scored his first goal in senior football in August 2018, direct from a free-kick, for Southport in a 3–1 defeat to Altrincham.[9]

Richards was released by Southport at the end of the 2018/19 season.[10] He made 50 league appearances for the National League North club.[11]

Farsley Celtic

In July 2019, Richards signed for newly promoted National League North side Farsley Celtic.[12]

Personal life

He is the nephew of ex-Sunderland and Blackburn player Michael Gray.

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2011–12[13] League One 2000000020
2012–13[14] 110000000110
2013–14[15] League Two 19010002[lower-alpha 1]0220
2014–15[16] 90100000100
2015–16[17] 110100000120
2016–17[18] 14020003[lower-alpha 2]0190
Hartlepool total 660500050760
Alfreton Town (loan) 2016–17[19] National League North 150–—00150
AFC Fylde 2017–18[19] National League 3010—0040
Career total 840600050950
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Player Profile". Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Jordan Richards is an inspiration says Hartlepool United boss John Hughes". Hartlepool Mail.
  5. "Hartlepool teen Jordan Richards out for the season". Evening Gazette.
  6. "Jordan Richards Signs New Deal". Hartlepool United FC. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
  7. "Hartlepool United defender Jordan Richards joins Alfreton Town and Andy Monkhouse". Hartlepool Mail.
  8. "Richards Extends Alfreton Loan Deal". Hartlepool United. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/07/england/conference-n--s/southport-fc/altrincham-fc/2819943/
  10. https://southportfc.net/2019-20-retained-list/
  11. https://int.soccerway.com/players/jordan-richards/217720/
  12. http://www.farsleyceltic.com/news/richards-becomes-third-celt-army-addition-2438825.html
  13. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  16. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  17. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  18. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  19. Jordan Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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