Pedro Richards

Peter "Pedro" Richards (11 November 1956 – 23 December 2001) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.

Pedro Richards
Personal information
Full name Peter Richards
Date of birth (1956-11-11)11 November 1956
Place of birth Edmonton, London, England
Date of death 23 December 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 45)
Place of death Nottingham, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1986 Notts County[1] 399 (5)
1986–1987 Boston United 17 (0)
1991–1992 Arnold Town 10 (0)
Oakham United
Corby Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The son of a Black British father and a Spanish mother, Richards was taken by his mother at an early age to Laguardia, Álava and lived there until the age of 11 when they moved to Nottingham.[2] Richards was taken on as an apprentice at County and signed professional for them in November 1974.[3] He made 399 league appearances for County, his sole Football League club.[4] He was a home crowd favorite particularly because of his sure tackling and consistency.

Richards left County at the age of 29 and continued playing semi-professional football for Boston United, Oakham United, Corby Town[5] and Arnold Town.[6] He died in 2001 from a rare strain of pneumonia.[2]

Personal life

His son Jordan is also a footballer.[7]

References
  1. Notts County players
  2. Times Obituary
  3. B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 472
  4. Caught in time: Notts County promoted to the First Division, 1981
  5. Profile on Boston United site
  6. The All New Arnold Who, The Eagles A-Z
  7. 'Phenomenal' Notts County youngster Jordan Richards would be prepared to extend Boston United stay
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