Matt Richards (footballer, born 1989)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matt Richards
| image =
| fullname = Matthew Washington Richards{{ENFA|name=Matt Richards}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Derby, England
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| currentclub = Belper Town
| clubnumber =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1 = Derby County
| years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = Wycombe Wanderers | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = → Notts County (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2014 | clubs3 = Ilkeston | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2014 | clubs4 = Heanor Town | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2016– | clubs5 = Belper Town | caps5 = | goals5 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = England Under 17
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 20:04, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Matthew Washington Richards (born 1 December 1989) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League.
Career
Richards came through the youth team of Derby County but failed to make a first team appearance for the club. He officially signed for Football League Two side Wycombe Wanderers in December 2008 after featuring in reserve games for the club following his release from Derby.{{Cite news |url=http://www.chairboys.ndirect.co.uk/players/richards_matt.htm|title=Matt Richards profile |date=2011-08-27 |accessdate=2011-08-27}} on 27 March 2009, he signed for fellow League Two side Notts County on loan until the end of the season.{{Cite news |url=http://www.football.co.uk/notts_county/notts_complete_richards_raid_280601.shtml |title=Notts complete Richards raid |date=2009-03-27 |accessdate=2011-08-10}} Richards made his professional debut on 2 May 2009, in the Football League Two 2–1 win over his parent club Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park, coming on as a substitute for Gavin Strachan.{{Cite news |url=http://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10426~44141,00.html |title=Wycombe vs Notts County |date=2009-05-02 |accessdate=2011-08-27}} He was released from Wycombe in the summer of 2009. He subsequently joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221044310/http://ilsonfootball.co.uk/ |archive-date=21 February 2016 |website=www.ilsonfootball.co.uk}}
Richards signed for Ilkeston in November 2011 and spent 3 years with them. He briefly joined Heanor Town before taking a year out of the game. Richards returned to action in 2016 when he signed for Belper Town.
Career statistics
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Derby
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Ilkeston F.C. players
Category:Heanor Town F.C. players
Category:Belper Town F.C. players