W. G. Richardson

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W.G. Richardson

Personal information
Full name	William "Ginger" Richardson
Date of birth	29 May 1909(1909-05-29)
Place of birth	Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Date of death	29 March 1959 (aged 49)
Place of death	Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Horden Wednesday
	United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
Senior career1
Years	Club	Apps (Gls)2
1928–1929	Hartlepools United	029 0(19)
1929–1945	West Bromwich Albion	320 (202)
1945–1946	Shrewsbury Town	00? 00(?)
National team
1935	England	001 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. 2 Appearances (Goals).

William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959), often referred to as W.G. Richardson, was an English professional football player, who played as a centre forward. He scored both of West Brom's goals as they won the 1931 FA Cup Final.

In 2004 he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.^[1]

[edit] Honours

West Bromwich Albion

• FA Cup winners: 1931

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• William Richardson profile at TheFA.com
• Englandstats.com profile

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