Peter "Pedro" Richards (11 November 1956 – 23 December 2001) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.
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
- ^ Notts County players
- ^ a b "Times Obituary". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ B.J. Hugman, Rothmans Football League Players Records The Complete A-Z 1946-1981, 1981, p. 472
- ^ Caught in time: Notts County promoted to the First Division, 1981
- ^ Profile on Boston United site
- ^ "The All New Arnold Who, The Eagles A-Z". Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ 'Phenomenal' Notts County youngster Jordan Richards would be prepared to extend Boston United stay[permanent dead link]
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