Joe Richardson (footballer, born 1942)

Joe Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Arthur Searles Richardson
Date of birth	(1942-03-17)17 March 1942
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Date of death	1966
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Winsford United
1959–1960	Sheffield United	0	(0)
1960–1965	Rochdale	115	(31)
Total		115	(31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Richardson (17 March 1942 – 1966) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in Sheffield, Richardson played for Rochdale,^[1] appearing in the second leg of the 1962 Football League Cup Final. He scored a brace of goals in the 3–1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers that helped Dale to the final of that competition.

Death

Richardson died tragically in 1966 while working as a lorry driver.^[2]

References

1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
2. "Forum | Obituary: Former Rochdale footballer Stanley Hepton by Snapper".