Jordan Richards (footballer, born 1993)

Jordan Richards (born 25 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Curzon Ashton.

For the football player born in 1997, see Jordan Richards (footballer, born 1997).

Jordan Richards
Personal information
Full name Jordan Richards[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Curzon Ashton
Youth career
2008–2011 Hartlepool United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Hartlepool United 66 (0)
2017 → Alfreton Town (loan) 15 (0)
2017 Darlington 0 (0)
2017–2018 AFC Fylde 10 (0)
2018–2019 Southport 50 (2)
2019–2022 Farsley Celtic 69 (4)
2022– Curzon Ashton 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:43, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Richards played in the Football League for Hartlepool United. He has also played non-league football for Alfreton Town, Darlington, AFC Fylde, Southport and Farsley Celtic.

Career

Richards was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Hartlepool United

He started his career in the youth team of Hartlepool United on a two-year scholarship. He won the Youth Team Player of the Year Award for the 2010–11 season.[3] In the summer of 2011, Richards signed his first professional contract.[4] He made his professional debut on 20 March 2012, in a 1–0 defeat to Oldham Athletic, replacing Paul Murray as a late substitute. A month later, he was handed his first start playing the full 90 minutes against Tranmere Rovers in a 1–1 draw.

Jordan was praised by manager John Hughes after his run in the first-team,[5] but was then dealt with the blow of being ruled out for the rest of the 2012–13 season due to a knee injury.[6]

On 7 May 2014, Richards extended his contract with Pools.[7]

Richards joined National League North side Alfreton Town on a one-month loan deal in February 2017,[8] the deal was later extended until the end of the season.[9] However in April 2017, newly appointed caretaker manager Matthew Bates recalled Richards to Hartlepool. At the end of the 2016-17 season, Richards was one of nine players released by the club.[10]

AFC Fylde

After his release from Hartlepool, Richards signed for local rivals Darlington in August 2017.[11] He left Darlington after only 11 days.[12] The following week, Richards signed for National League side AFC Fylde.[13] He made his debut in a 2-1 defeat to FC Halifax Town on 2 September 2017.

Richards made 14 appearances for Fylde in all competitions.

Southport

Richards joined National League North side Southport on a free transfer on 12 January 2018. Richards scored his first goal in senior football in August 2018, direct from a free-kick, for Southport in a 3–1 defeat to Altrincham.[14]

Richards was released by Southport at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15] He made 50 league appearances for the National League North club.[16] During his time with Southport, Richards won both the Liverpool Senior Cup and Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy in the 2018–19 season.

Farsley Celtic

In July 2019, Richards signed for newly promoted National League North side Farsley Celtic.[17] Richards was released from his contract by mutual agreement on 12 January 2022.[18]

Curzon Ashton

Two days after departing Farsley Celtic, Richards signed for fellow National League North club Curzon Ashton.[19] The move saw him link up with his former Farsley boss Adam Lakeland. Richards made his first appearance for Curzon on 15 January 2022, coming on as a substitute, against Kettering Town. Richards scored his first goal for the club against his former team Darlington in a 2-0 win on 15 April 2022.

Personal life

He is the nephew of former England international footballer Michael Gray.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hartlepool United 2011–12[21] League One 2000000020
2012–13[22] 110000000110
2013–14[23] League Two 19010002[lower-alpha 1]0220
2014–15[24] 90100000100
2015–16[25] 110100000120
2016–17[26] 14020003[lower-alpha 2]0190
Total 660500050760
Alfreton Town (loan) 2016–17[27] National League North 150–—00150
AFC Fylde 2017–18[27] National League 10030—10140
Southport 2017–18[27] National League North 17000—00170
2018–19[27] 33240—00372
Total 502400000542
Farsley Celtic 2019–20[27] National League North 34100—40381
2020–21[27] 17200—20192
2021–22[27] 18100—20201
Total 694000080774
Curzon Ashton 2021–22[27] National League North 11000—00110
Career total 2216120001402476
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Archived copy". www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Player Profile". Hartlepool United F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  5. "Jordan Richards is an inspiration says Hartlepool United boss John Hughes". Hartlepool Mail.
  6. "Hartlepool teen Jordan Richards out for the season". Evening Gazette. 15 February 2013.
  7. "Jordan Richards Signs New Deal". Hartlepool United FC. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014.
  8. "Hartlepool United defender Jordan Richards joins Alfreton Town and Andy Monkhouse". Hartlepool Mail.
  9. "Richards Extends Alfreton Loan Deal". Hartlepool United. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  10. "Hartlepool United: Paynter the biggest casualty of relegation".
  11. "Quakers sign Jordan Richards".
  12. "Jordan Richards leaves Quakers".
  13. "Jordan Richards: AFC Fylde sign ex-Hartlepool United full-back".
  14. "Southport vs. Altrincham - 7 August 2018 - Soccerway".
  15. "2019-20 | Retained List". 23 May 2019.
  16. "England - J. Richards - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  17. "Richards becomes third Celt Army addition".
  18. "Jordan Richards Departs the Celts". Farsley Celtic FC. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  19. "Jordan Richards Joins The Nash". Curzon Ashton FC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  20. https://twitter.com/mickygray33/status/193751948418232320[
  21. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  22. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  23. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  26. "Games played by Jordan Richards in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  27. Jordan Richards at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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