Richard John Landon (born 22 March 1970) is an English former

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who played as a

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. He made 83 appearances in

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for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

, Stockport County, Rotherham United and

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

Life and career

Landon combined his job as a part-time player with an office job before entering the professional game. While at his desk, he was told he had phone call waiting from Peter Shilton, who had spotted him playing for

Bedworth United Bedworth United Football Club is a football club based in Bedworth, Warwickshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Oval. History The first club from which the modern Bedworth United traces its lineage was Bedworth ...

. He almost did not take the call, believing it to be a wind-up."Richard Landon"
Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010. He accepted an offer of a trial from

and impressed, which led to a £30,000 transfer. He scored five goals in his first eight appearances for the club, including a

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in their 8–1 win at

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

on 7 May 1994. The following season was a disappointing one for Landon, having suffered a number of injuries. He scored another seven goals before being sold to Stockport County for £150,000. Two spells with

and one with Rotherham United followed before he finished his career back in

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."Richard Landon"
Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 August 2010. He returned to Stockport County after retiring from playing as the club's

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. He has two sons, Jaidan and Zak and daughter Grace.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landon, Richard 1970 births Living people Footballers from Worthing English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Atherstone Town F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players Bedworth United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Cheadle Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff