Dave Richardson (footballer)

David Richardson (born 11 March 1932) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back.^[1]

Dave Richardson

Personal information
Full name	David Richardson
Date of birth	(1932-03-11)11 March 1932
Place of birth	Billingham, England
Position(s)	Full-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1955	Leicester City	2	(0)
1955–1960	Grimsby Town	175	(1)
1960–1961	Swindon Town	0	(0)
1961–1963	Barrow	31	(0)
1963–1964	Oadby Town
1964–1965	Kettering Town
1965–196?	Oadby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richardson joined Aston Villa in 1976 as Youth Development Officer.

In 1980 Richardson joined Leicester City as Youth Team Manager, unwittingly bringing paedophile, Ted Langford, from his old club to become a scout for Leicester.^[2] When both returned to Villa, Richardson secured schoolboy player Steve Froggatt from Leicester.^[3]