Richard Carpenter

Who is Richard Carpenter?

Richard Carpenter is an English footballer, born in Sheerness, who played as a midfielder for Gillingham, Fulham, Cardiff City and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League over a 15-year professional career.

Carpenter began his football career with Gillingham, and was part of the team promoted to Division Two in the 1995–96 season. He went on to make more than 250 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion, and captained the side. In February 2007 his contract was terminated by mutual consent, and he signed for Conference South club Welling United, where he became club captain and briefly caretaker manager, before leaving the club at the end of the 2007–08 season.