John Richards (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | y.co.uk (Retrieved: 25 July 2009)</ref> | ||
| Date of birth | 9 November 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1983 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 385 | (144) |
| 1982–1983 | → Derby County (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1983–1985 | Marítimo | 44 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1974 | England Under-23 | 6 | (1) |
| 1973 | England | 1 | (0) |
| 1977 | England Under-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1978 | England B | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Peter Richards (born 9 November 1950) is an English former international footballer, who played as a striker.
He spent almost all his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he broke the club's goalscoring record ending with 194 goals in his tally (later overtaken by Steve Bull).
During a fourteen-year association with Wolves he won two League Cups and also played in the very first UEFA Cup Final in 1972. He was capped once by the England national team in 1973.
Richards signed for the Molineux club as a professional in July 1969 and made his debut on 28 February 1970 in a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion. He scored his first league goal for Wolves the following season against Huddersfield Town on 19 September 1970.
In 1971–72, "King John" came of age, scoring 13 league goals and helping Wolves become runners-up in the UEFA Cup. The following season, he was even stronger, scoring 36 goals in total (his highest seasonal tally) and, in 1974, he scored the winning goal as the team beat Manchester City to win the League Cup. Richards was leading scorer for Wolves in six of the next seven seasons, culminating in winning a second League Cup medal in 1980 against Nottingham Forest.
During his time with the club, Richards became Wolves’ all-time leading scorer with 194 goals in total, a record that was subsequently bettered by Steve Bull in 1992. However, he still holds the club record for the most FA Cup goals, with 24.
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