Joe Richardson (17 March 1942–1966) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as an inside forward.

Career

Born in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

, Richardson played for

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, appearing in the second leg of the

1962 Football League Cup Final The 1962 Football League Cup Final was won by Norwich City, who defeated Rochdale 4–0 on aggregate over two legs. The first leg, played on 26 April 1962 at Rochdale's ground, Spotland, was won by Norwich 3–0. They then won the second leg 1� ...

. He scored a brace of goals in the 3–1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers that helped Dale to the final of that competition.

Death

Richardson died tragically in 1966 while working as a lorry driver.

References

1942 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Sheffield Birmingham City F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders Date of death missing Road incident deaths in England {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub