Dave Richards
Richards playing for Crewe Alexandra in 2022
Personal information
Full name David Matthew Richards[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993
Place of birth Abergavenny, Wales
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
(on loan from Crewe Alexandra)
Number 31
Youth career
2010–2012 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2012 → Llanelli (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → Chippenham Town (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 → Bristol City (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Bristol City 0 (0)
2015– Crewe Alexandra 73 (0)
2023– → St Johnstone (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

David Matthew Richards (born 31 December 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone, on loan from EFL League Two club Crewe Alexandra.

Early life

Richards was born in Abergavenny in Wales. Richards is a self-professed Leeds United fan, following the club as he has family in the Leeds area.

Club career

Richards playing for Bristol City's development team in 2014

Cardiff City

Richards started his career with Cardiff City spending time out on loan to Llanelli in 2012[2] and with Chippenham Town in 2013.[3] In October 2013, Richards joined Bristol City on a loan deal which was made permanent in January 2014.[4]

Bristol City

Richards spent the majority of his career at City on the bench. During this time Bristol City won League One and Richards received a winners medal as an unused substitute as City beat Walsall to win the Football League Trophy.[5]

Crewe Alexandra

In July 2015, after his release from Bristol City, Richards signed for Crewe Alexandra.[5] Richard spent two years acting as understudy for Ben Garratt before making his senior debut in English football in September 2017 as Crewe lost 1–0 at Coventry City.[6]

In April 2017, Richards signed an extended Crewe Alexandra contract until at least 2019, with a year option.[7] That year option was automatically exercised by Crewe at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8] On 13 August 2019, Richards saved a vital penalty at Middlesbrough as Crewe beat the Championship side 4–2 on penalties after a 2–2 draw, earning the Cheshire side an EFL Cup second round home tie against Premier League side Aston Villa.[9] He also saved a penalty in his first league start of the season, at Grimsby Town on 7 September 2019, helping Crewe to a 2–0 win.[10]

Richards was offered a new contract in June 2020,[11] and agreed a two-year deal.[12]

He signed a new deal in May 2022,[13] but missed Crewe's opening games of the following season due to a finger injury and resulting operation,[14] being replaced by Arsenal loanee keeper Arthur Okonkwo as Crewe won their first two games.[15][16] Okonkwo made 26 appearances and kept ten clean sheets for Crewe before he was recalled by Arsenal in mid-January, with Richards making his first league appearance of the season in a 1–1 draw at Mansfield Town on 14 January 2023.[17] He played in a further eight league games, but was replaced for spells by on-loan Brighton keeper James Beadle and then, for the final four games of the season, by Crewe Academy graduate Tom Booth. Richards was made available for transfer by Crewe at the end of the season.[18]

St Johnstone (loan)

On 11 August 2023, Richards joined Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone on a season-long loan.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2012–13 Championship 0000000000
2013–14 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Llanelli (loan) 2012 Welsh Premier League 50———50
Chippenham Town (loan) 2013 Southern League 20———20
Bristol City (loan) 2013–14 League One 00———00
Bristol City 2014 League One 0000000000
2014–15 Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Crewe Alexandra 2015–16 League One 0000000000
2016–17 League Two 0000000000
2017–18 League Two 11020001[lower-alpha 1]0140
2018–19[20] League Two 4000100050
2019–20[21] League Two 2000203[lower-alpha 1]070
2020–21[22] League One 15000104[lower-alpha 1]0200
2021–22[23] League One 32010002[lower-alpha 1]0350
2022–23[24] League Two 9000003[lower-alpha 1]0120
Total 7303040130930
Career total 80030401301000
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Bristol City

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Dave Richards: 2012/2013 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bluebirds sign Cardiff keeper on loan". Gazette & Herald. Gazette & Herald. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City sign Cardiff City goalkeeper". BBC Football. BBC Football. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Crewe sign ex-Bristol City goalkeeper". BBC Football. BBC Football. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Coventry City 1–0 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Football. BBC Football. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Contract: Dave Richards Signs Extended Crewe Deal". CreweAlex.net. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra: Nicky Hunt signs new deal, but George Ray rejects contract offer". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Middlesbrough 2-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Grimsby Town 0-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  11. ↑ Morse, Peter (10 June 2020). "Paul Green and Nicky Hunt released as Crewe Alex announce retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Contract Extensions Update". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (4 May 2022). "Luke Murphy among eight players released as Crewe Alex issue retained list". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Dave Richards To Undergo Surgery On Finger Injury". CreweAlex.net. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Rochdale 1-2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (16 January 2023). "Arthur Okonkwo message to Crewe Alex as he leaves for Austria". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2023". CreweAlex.com. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  19. ↑ "Dave Richards Joins On A Season-Long Loan". St Johnstone Football Club. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Dave Richards in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Dave Richards in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Dave Richards in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Dave Richards in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Dave Richards in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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