John Richardson (born 28 July 1966) is an English former

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who played in

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as a

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for

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

Career

Born in

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

, Richardson signed for

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side

from Chesham United in September 1993 on a non-contract basis. He made his

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debut on 25 September 1993, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 4–1 win over

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. He failed to score in any of his eight league games for Colchester, making his final appearance in a 4–2 home defeat to

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on 11 December 1993, replacing

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. Richardson returned to non-league football with Chesham following his release.

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John Richardson
at coludata.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, John 1966 births Living people Footballers from Durham, England English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chesham United F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players