Tex Rickards

Thomas Charles Rickards (19 February 1915 — 1980), commonly known as Tex Rickards, was an English professional footballer who played as an outside forward.

Tex Rickards

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Charles Rickards[1]
Date of birth	(1915-02-19)19 February 1915
Place of birth	Giltbrook, England
Date of death	1980 (aged 64–65)
Place of death	Peterborough, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932–1938	Notts County	112	(22)
1938–1939	Cardiff City	20	(5)
1948–1949	Peterborough United	133	(19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Rickards was born in Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire.^[3]

Career

Rickards began his career with Notts County, making over 100 appearances in all competitions for the club. He joined Cardiff City in 1938 as competition for Reg Pugh and played one season at Ninian Park before the put of World War II brought an end to his professional playing career.^[1]

After the war, he joined Peterborough United in the Midland Football League.^[4] Rickards scored 13 goals in 117 appearances for the club.^[3]