Ernie Richardson (footballer)

Ernie Richardson
Personal information
Full name Ernest William Richardson
Date of birth (1916-03-08)8 March 1916
Place of birth Bishop Burton, England
Date of death 1977 (aged 60–61)
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leven (Yorkshire)
1936–1938 Birmingham 3 (0)
1938–1939 Swansea Town 18 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest William Richardson (8 March 1916 – 1977)[2] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham and Swansea Town.[3]

Richardson was born in Bishop Burton in the East Riding of Yorkshire. He began his football career with nearby Leven before joining Birmingham in 1936,[4] and made his debut in the First Division on 22 April 1936 in a 4–1 home win against Sheffield Wednesday.[5] Richardson, a small but very pacy outside right, found himself behind Frank White and Dennis Jennings in the pecking order, and played only twice more for the first team.[4] He joined Swansea Town in November 1938,[4] where he scored twice in 18 Second Division appearances.[3]

  1. ^ "Birmingham. Few old hands". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. iv – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Since 1888 - The searchable Premiership and Football League database (registration required) Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ^ Matthews, p. 178.