Richard Carpenter (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheerness, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Faversham Strike Force Seniors | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | Gillingham | 122 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | Fulham | 58 | (7) |
| 1998–2000 | Cardiff City | 75 | (2) |
| 2000–2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 252 | (20) |
| 2007–2008 | Welling United | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008 | Welling United (caretaker manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Richard Carpenter (born 30 September 1972) is an English footballer, born in Sheerness, who played as a midfielder for Gillingham, Fulham, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League over a 15-year professional career.
Carpenter began his football career with Gillingham, and was part of the team promoted to Division Two in the 1995–96 season. He went on to make more than 250 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion, and captained the side. In 2004, Carpenter was required to pay undisclosed damages to Chris Casper following a tackle in a league match on Boxing Day 1999, during his time playing for Cardiff City, that left Casper with a double fracture to his leg that subsequently saw him retire from professional football.
In February 2007 his contract was terminated by mutual consent, and he signed for Conference South club Welling United, where he became club captain and briefly caretaker manager, before leaving the club at the end of the 2007–08 season.
In 2012, Carpenter was sentenced to 200 hours of community service after pleading guilty to an assault charge following a brawl in The Red Lion pub in Hernhill.
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