 Humphreys playing for Chesterfield in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ritchie John Humphreys[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1977[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Utility player | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| 1995–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Sheffield Wednesday | 67 | (4) |
| 1999 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2001 | Cambridge United | 7 | (3) |
| 2001–2013 | Hartlepool United | 488 | (34) |
| 2006 | → Port Vale (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Chesterfield | 66 | (2) |
| 2017 | Sheffield | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 647 | (47) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Chesterfield (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ritchie John Humphreys (born 30 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer. He is a former chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) and holds a UEFA A Licence coaching qualification.[3]
Humphreys started his career with Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday in 1996. Whilst with the club, he was loaned out to Scunthorpe United and Cardiff City. He also won five caps for England at under-20 and under-21 levels. He left the club in 2001 and joined Cambridge United for a short period, after which he joined Hartlepool United. He joined Port Vale on loan in 2006. He left Hartlepool in July 2013 and moved on to Chesterfield. Whilst at Chesterfield in 2014, he appeared at Wembley Stadium in the final of the Football League Trophy and helped the club to the League Two title in 2013–14. He left Chesterfield in 2017 and went on to play for non-League side Sheffield until his retirement in December 2017.
In 12 seasons with Hartlepool, he made a club record of 544 appearances. He picked up numerous club awards, including three Player of the Year awards from fans, one from his teammates, and the award for Player of the Decade (2000s). He was also voted the club's Player of the Century. He was also recognised at regional and national levels, being named on the PFA Team of the Year twice and recognised as the North East League Player of the Year in 2006. He helped the club win promotion out of the fourth tier in 2002–03, and again in 2006–07. However, he suffered play-off heartbreak with the club on three occasions.
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ "UEFA A Licence Joy For Humphreys". Hartlepool United F.C. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.