Tony Richards Football player

Anthony Willis "Tony" Richards (6 March 1934 – 4 March 2010) was an English footballer who played as a forward.Associated with Birmingham City as a teenager, he joined Walsall in 1954. He became the club's top scorer for five successive seasons, firing the "Saddlers" to two successive promotion from the Fourth Division into the Second Division in 1959–60 and 1960–61. After 185 goals in 334 league games for the club, he was sold on to Port Vale for £9,000 in March 1963. Twice becoming the club's top scorer, a series of injuries brought his career to a close, and he moved into non-league football in May 1966 with Nuneaton Borough and Dudley Town.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Anthony Willis Richards
Birth dateMarch 06, 1934
Birth place
England , Birmingham
Date of deathMarch 04, 2010

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Nuneaton Town F.C.
Birmingham City F.C.
Port Vale F.C.
Walsall F.C.
Dudley Town F.C.

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