George Richards

Who was George Richards?

George Richards was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League with Derby County in the 1900s and 1910s. His final game for Derby came on 7 February 1914.

He was born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire and played for local teams before signing for First Division side Derby County in the 1901-02 season. He went on to make 284 Football League appearances for Derby, scoring 33 times. He was a member of the Derby team that played in the 1903 FA Cup Final and helped Derby to the Second Division championship in 1912.

On 1 June 1909, Richards made his only appearance for England against Austria, having been a reserve for the match against Scotland earlier that year. He also toured with the FA party in South Africa in 1910.

He is not the same player as the Bristol Rovers footballer of the same era, who played for Rovers between 1911 and 1913.