W. G. Richardson

W.G. Richardson

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Personal information
Full name	William Richardson
Date of birth	(1909-05-29)29 May 1909
Place of birth	Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England
Date of death
Place of death	Perry Barr, Birmingham, England
Height
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Horden Wednesday
	United Bus Company (Hartlepool)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1928–1929	Hartlepools United	29	(19)
1929–1945	West Bromwich Albion	320	(202)
1945–1946	Shrewsbury Town	?	(?)
International career
1935	England	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as W.G. Richardson and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with team mate Bill Richardson, was an English professional footballer, who played as a centre forward.

He scored four goals in five minutes for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United at Upton Park on 7 November 1931, a record that is still in the Guinness Book of Records.

He scored both of West Brom's goals when they won the 1931 FA Cup Final, beating Midlands rivals Birmingham 2 –1.

In the 1935-36 season, he scored 39 goals, which is still the West Brom record for top scorer in the top division of the English football league. Richardson was the nephew of English cricketer, Tom Richardson.

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.

Honours

West Bromwich Albion

• FA Cup winners: 1931

External links

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