WG Richardson was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Netherlands on 18th May 1935 at the age of 25. Richardson, born on 29th May 1909, in Framwellgate Moor, Durham, has a FA Legacy Number of 613 and played as a Centre Forward for his country.
WG Richardson - 1 cap (0 goals)
- Full Name: William Richardson
- Born: 29th May 1909, Framwellgate Moor, Durham
- Died: 29th March 1959, Perry Barr, Birmingham aged 49
- England Career: 1935
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Forward
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: West Bromwich Albion (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 613
- Commonly known as William Ginger "WG" Richardson so as to distinguish himself from his team mate at West Brom also called William Richardson.
England Career Statistics
- Only Cap: v Netherlands (FR) on 18th May 1935 aged 25 years, 11 month, 20 days
- Starts: 1
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 1
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Forward
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jack Barker
- 1 Match
- Wally Boyes
- 1 Match
- Horace Burrows
- 1 Match
- George Eastham
- 1 Match
- Thomas Gardner
- 1 Match
- Eddie Hapgood
- 1 Match
- Harry Hibbs
- 1 Match
- George Male
- 1 Match
- Ray Westwood
- 1 Match
- Fred Worrall
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 1 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- NED, 1 - 0, 18th May 1935 (FR) West Bromwich Albion, Cap: 1.
Age: 25 years, 11 month, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.