Richard Tracey (born 9 July 1979) is an English former professional

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. He is currently manager of Emley AFC and a teacher at St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School & Sixth Form.

Playing career

Tracey started his professional career at Sheffield United in 1997. On 5 March 1998 he moved to Rotherham United, where he made one start and four substitute appearances before joining

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, initially on loan, on 12 March 1999. Tracey appeared in the famous

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game against

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, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in

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. Tracey went on to make 54 starts and 15 sub appearances for the Cumbrians, scoring 15 goals. Tracey joined

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in January 2001 and played for the club 37 times, scoring five goals. On 8 March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for

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but made only one appearance in which he suffered a bad injury for the "Seadogs" before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-professional football. Tracey played for several other non-league clubs, including

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and

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, and

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Managerial career

Tracey managed

between 2013 and 2018. He was appointed manager of Emley in May 2019. In May 2023, Tracey managed Emley to Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup glory, the first time Emley had won the cup in 25 years and the first trophy for the reformed Emley club.

Teaching career

Tracey has been a PE teacher at St Wilfrid’s for many years. He is a Senior Leadership member and has been head of year for multiple different year groups. He is currently an Interim Assistant Headteacher and Director of Year 11.

References

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