Joe Riley (footballer, born 1928)

Joseph Riley (6 March 1928 – 1983) was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for Stockton.^[1][2]

Joe Riley

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Riley[1]
Date of birth	(1928-03-06)6 March 1928[1]
Place of birth	Stockton-on-Tees, England[1]
Date of death	1983(1983-00-00) (aged 54–55)[1]
Place of death	Cleveland, England[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Stockton	0	(0)
1949–1950	Darlington	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing at inside left or centre forward, Riley had a run of seven Third Division North matches for Darlington early in the 1949–50 season, beginning with the visit to Doncaster Rovers on 3 September. He scored on his second appearance, in a 4–3 defeat of Bradford City, and again on his sixth, in a 2–1 loss at home to Mansfield Town. His eighth and last senior appearance for Darlington came in December.^[3] In October 1949, Riley was selected for an Army XI to play Aston Villa.^[4]