Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard Joseph Partridge | ||
Date of birth | 12 September 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
19xx–2000 | Stella Maris | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2005 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2001 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2002–2003 | → Coventry City (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Rotherham United | 33 | (3) |
2007–2009 | Chester City | 65 | (5) |
2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | (0) |
2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2010 | 22 | (1) | |
2010–2011 | The New Saints | 26 | (11) |
2012–2013 | Airbus UK Broughton | 11 | (1) |
Total | 219 | (27) | |
National team | |||
1996 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 12 | (1) |
1999–2000 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge (born 12 September 1980) is a retired Irish footballer who played as a midfielder. Active in senior football between 2000 and 2013, he was capped at Under 17, 18 and Under 21 level by the Irish national team, called up by the senior national team in 2002, and played for nine English clubs before finishing his career in the Welsh Premier League. He is currently the Physiotherapist for Liverpool's Under 21 team.
Born in Dublin, Partridge started playing football as a trainee with Liverpool on 1 August 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8–0 demolition of Stoke City in November 2000.
On 20 March 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers where he made six appearances and scored a goal against Wrexham. The loan deal lasted until 7 May.
While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire season, from 27 September 2002 to 1 April 2003, on loan at Coventry City and was voted fans player of the season 2003–04. Partridge was released by Liverpool at the back of the 2004–05 season.
Partridge signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer on 29 July 2005. However, on 4 May 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season. He scored once for Wednesday, in a League Cup tie with Stockport County.
He subsequently joined Rotherham on 30 June 2006 and played 36 times for the Millers in 2006–07. He was released at the end of the season.