Leam Richardson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leam Nathan Richardson | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth (Assistant Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1997 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Notts County (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Blackpool (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Blackpool | 51 | (0) |
| 2005–2013 | Accrington Stanley | 133 | (2) |
| Total | 237 | (2) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Accrington Stanley (as caretaker) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 2013–2015 | Chesterfield (assistant) | ||
| 2015– | Portsmouth (assistant) | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Leam Nathan Richardson (born 19 November 1979) is an English former professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager at Portsmouth. His previous clubs include Chesterfield Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Notts County, Blackpool and Accrington Stanley.
Career
Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Richardson started his career at Blackburn Rovers. He made his debut in a 1–0 loss against Leeds United in the English League Cup on 13 October 1999.
On 13 July 2000 he moved to Bolton Wanderers for £50000. He made his debut in the Trotters' 1–1 draw against Burnley in the Football League Championship on 12 August 2000.
In 2001, Richardson played his part in helping Bolton to return to the Premier League via the play-offs when they defeated Preston North End in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
In 2001–02 he moved to loan went to Notts County.[1] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Cambridge United in the FA Cup on 17 November 2001.
In 2002–03 season he moved on loan to Blackpool. He made his debut in a 3–0 win against Peterborough United in League One on 21 December 2002. He was sent off against Huddersfield Town on 1 January 2003.
On 23 June 2003 he joined Blackpool on a free transfer. He made his debut in a 5–0 loss against QPR in League One on 9 August 2003. He scored his first goal for the club against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup on 6 December 2003.[2] Richardson played as a substitute in the victorious 2004 Football League Trophy Final.
On 10 May 2005, he was released from the club along with Robert Clare.[3]
On 13 August 2005 he joined Accrington Stanley on a free transfer on non-contract terms.[4] He made his debut against Canvey Island in the Football Conference on 13 August 2005. He scored his first goal against Brentford in League Two on 26 February 2008.[5]
Following former Stanley manager John Coleman's departure to Rochdale in January 2012, Richardson took over as caretaker manager. On 28 January 2012, Richardson took charge of his first game for Accrington at home to Gillingham, Stanley won the match 4–3 and briefly moved into a play-off position for the first time in the season.
Accrington appointed Paul Cook's to be their manager the following month, but when Cook left to become manager of Chesterfield in October 2012, Richardson took on another term as caretaker manager. On 1 November 2012 he was given a permanent two-and-a-half-year deal by the Accrington board.[6]
on 30 April 2013 it was announced that Richardson would again be working alongside Paul Cook as the assistant manager of Chesterfield.
Manager
- As of 27 April 2013
| Team | Nat | From | To | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Accrington Stanley (caretaker) |  |
23 January 2012 | 13 February 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Accrington Stanley | |
25 October 2012 | 30 April 2013 | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 27.78 |
| Total | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 29.73 | |||
Honours
Blackburn Rovers
- Youth Cup Runners up & Captain
Bolton Wanderers
- Championship play-off-Winners (promoted to the Premier League)
Blackpool
Accrington Stanley
- Conference National (V): 2006
References
- ↑ Richardson joins County
- ↑ "Oldham 2-5 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Blackpool release defensive duo
- ↑ Stanley complete double signing
- ↑ Accrington 1–0 Brentford
- ↑ Accrington Stanley: Leam Richardson named new manager
