Jock Richardson

For the New Zealand rugby union player, see Johnstone Richardson.

John Richardson (11 November 1906 – 2 January 1986) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Folkestone.^[1]

Jock Richardson

Personal information
Full name	John Richardson
Date of birth	(1906-11-11)11 November 1906
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Date of death	2 January 1986(1986-01-02) (aged 79)
Place of death	Law, Scotland
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Burnbank Athletic
1923–1924	Hamilton Academical	1	(0)
1924–1927	Northfleet United	?	(?)
1927–1929	Tottenham Hotspur	38	(0)
1929–1933	Reading	125	(0)
1934	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	7	(0)
	Folkestone	?	(?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical.^[2][3] He joined Northfleet United (the "nursery" club of Tottenham Hotspur) in 1924^[4] before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927 and 1929.^[5] Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total.^[6] He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.^[3]