Marcus Richardson
Encyclopedia
Marcus Glenroy Richardson (born August 31, 1977 in Reading
, England
) is an English footballer who currently plays for Reading Town
. He is a forward who usually plays in the target man role, and is much-travelled, having continually changed clubs in recent years.
in December 1999. A successful season with Slough alerted league scouts and he spent a week on trial with Cambridge United
in July 2000. He moved to Harrow Borough
for the start of the 2000–01 season and continued to attract attention from league clubs with appearances for Reading
reserves in August 2000 and Wycombe Wanderers
reserves in November 2000. He finally broke into the professional ranks by signing for Cambridge United
on 16 March 2001, the same day that Dave Kitson
also signed for Cambridge. The following day, he scored on his debut, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 win away to Stoke City
. He moved to Torquay United
on loan in September 2001, making the move permanent the following month at a cost of £5,000 for Torquay.
His spell at Torquay began with his as regular, although he was later mainly used as a substitute, competing with the likes of David Graham, Eifion Williams
and Tony Bedeau for a place up front. He moved to Hartlepool United
in October 2002 and would be joined at Hartlepool by Eifion Williams who had joined seven months earlier. He struggled to settle at Hartlepool, although did score against Torquay in a match almost postponed due to snow, Richardson landing in a pile of cleared snow in front of the Torquay fans during one attempt on goal.
He had two spells on loan with Lincoln City
in the 2003–04 season, before signing for Lincoln on a free transfer in January 2004. He was involved in "training ground incident" with Ciarán Toner
early the following year, which resulted in both players being fined and loaned out to other clubs, Richardson joining Rochdale
on loan in February 2005.
The following month he joined Yeovil Town
on a free transfer, but was released at the end of the season, after just four appearances in which he failed to score. In June 2005 he joined Chester City
, where he scored the killer third goal in the club's shock 3–0 FA Cup
win over Nottingham Forest
in December 2005. However, he only managed a handful of other goals for the club and joined Macclesfield Town
on loan in March 2006, scoring twice on the final day of the season at Bristol Rovers
to help assure the Silkmen's Football League
safety.
He was released by Chester at the end of the 2005–06 season
, and in July 2006 joined Weymouth
. It was to be yet another nomadic 12 month period for Richardson. He failed to settle at Weymouth and left to rejoin Cambridge United on August 21, 2006 without playing a league game for Weymouth. He departed Cambridge in January 2007, joining Crawley Town
. He duly left Crawley in the summer of 2007.
After a successful pre-season trial, he joined Bury
on a month to month contract in August 2007, linking up with his erstwhile Lincoln City
manager Keith Alexander
. He played his only league game for the club in a surprise 2–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons
on August 11, 2007 but was released at the end of his short-term contract on August 31, 2007.
In October 2007, Marcus joined Farnborough, scoring on his debut against Marlow
. After nearly two seasons at the club he was released in the May of 2009, following a change in manager.
Richardson signed for Henley Town
in August 2009, scoring on his debut in a 6–0 victory over Prestwood
on 16 August 2009.
In July 2010, he moved on to join Reading Town
where he also formed part of the management team.
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is an English footballer who currently plays for Reading Town
Reading Town F.C.
Reading Town Football Club are a Semi-Professional English football club in the Hellenic League Premier Division, based in Reading, Berkshire.The club previously played in the Combined Counties Football League, but with the agreement of the leagues involved, swapped places with Badshot Lea in time...
. He is a forward who usually plays in the target man role, and is much-travelled, having continually changed clubs in recent years.
Football career
Richardson began his career in non-league football. Following a move from Burnham, he made his debut for Slough TownSlough Town F.C.
Slough Town F.C. is an English semi-professional football club. The club was officially founded in 1890 after the amalgamation of three local clubs, Swifts, Slough Albion and Young Men's Friendly Society, who between them forged a new club, Slough F.C....
in December 1999. A successful season with Slough alerted league scouts and he spent a week on trial with Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
in July 2000. He moved to Harrow Borough
Harrow Borough F.C.
Harrow Borough Football Club is a semi-professional English association football club based in Harrow, in Greater London. The club are currently members of the Isthmian League Premier Division and play at Earlsmead Stadium....
for the start of the 2000–01 season and continued to attract attention from league clubs with appearances for Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
reserves in August 2000 and Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
reserves in November 2000. He finally broke into the professional ranks by signing for Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
on 16 March 2001, the same day that Dave Kitson
Dave Kitson
David Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:...
also signed for Cambridge. The following day, he scored on his debut, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 win away to Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. He moved to Torquay United
Torquay United F.C.
Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...
on loan in September 2001, making the move permanent the following month at a cost of £5,000 for Torquay.
His spell at Torquay began with his as regular, although he was later mainly used as a substitute, competing with the likes of David Graham, Eifion Williams
Eifion Williams
Eifion Wyn Williams is a Welsh footballer who plays for Jarrow Roofing as a midfielder/striker after coming out of retirement. He has recently retired whilst playing for Wrexham...
and Tony Bedeau for a place up front. He moved to Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United F.C.
Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...
in October 2002 and would be joined at Hartlepool by Eifion Williams who had joined seven months earlier. He struggled to settle at Hartlepool, although did score against Torquay in a match almost postponed due to snow, Richardson landing in a pile of cleared snow in front of the Torquay fans during one attempt on goal.
He had two spells on loan with Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
in the 2003–04 season, before signing for Lincoln on a free transfer in January 2004. He was involved in "training ground incident" with Ciarán Toner
Ciarán Toner
Ciarán Toner is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Conference North side Guiseley. He has represented Tottenham Hotspur, Peterborough United, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient, Lincoln City, Cambridge United, Grimsby Town, Rochdale and Harrogate Town...
early the following year, which resulted in both players being fined and loaned out to other clubs, Richardson joining Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
on loan in February 2005.
The following month he joined Yeovil Town
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
on a free transfer, but was released at the end of the season, after just four appearances in which he failed to score. In June 2005 he joined Chester City
Chester City F.C.
Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the...
, where he scored the killer third goal in the club's shock 3–0 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
win over Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
in December 2005. However, he only managed a handful of other goals for the club and joined Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
on loan in March 2006, scoring twice on the final day of the season at Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
to help assure the Silkmen's Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
safety.
He was released by Chester at the end of the 2005–06 season
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
, and in July 2006 joined Weymouth
Weymouth F.C.
Weymouth F.C. are an English football club based in the town of Weymouth, who currently play in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:Weymouth Football Club were founded in 1890 and played their first game on 24 September of that year...
. It was to be yet another nomadic 12 month period for Richardson. He failed to settle at Weymouth and left to rejoin Cambridge United on August 21, 2006 without playing a league game for Weymouth. He departed Cambridge in January 2007, joining Crawley Town
Crawley Town F.C.
Crawley Town Football Club is an English football club based in Crawley, West Sussex. They won the title of the Football Conference, by a record 15 point margin on second place, and with it promotion to The Football League, in April 2011.-1896–2009:...
. He duly left Crawley in the summer of 2007.
After a successful pre-season trial, he joined Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
on a month to month contract in August 2007, linking up with his erstwhile Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
manager Keith Alexander
Keith Alexander (footballer)
Keith Alexander was a Saint Lucian footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a whole host of lower league football...
. He played his only league game for the club in a surprise 2–1 win at Milton Keynes Dons
Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
.Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
on August 11, 2007 but was released at the end of his short-term contract on August 31, 2007.
In October 2007, Marcus joined Farnborough, scoring on his debut against Marlow
Marlow F.C.
Marlow F.C. is an English football club based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The club are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at the Alfred Davis Memorial Ground...
. After nearly two seasons at the club he was released in the May of 2009, following a change in manager.
Richardson signed for Henley Town
Henley Town F.C.
Henley Town F.C. are a football club based in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1871 and are the oldest club recognised by the Oxfordshire Football Association. They joined the Hellenic Football League Division One in 1957 and are currently members of the Premier...
in August 2009, scoring on his debut in a 6–0 victory over Prestwood
Prestwood F.C.
Prestwood F.C. was a football club based in Prestwood, near High Wycombe, England. They were the founding members of the Chiltonian League in 1984. They started the 2009–10 season in the Hellenic Football League Division One East, but resigned in November and subsequently folded.-External links:*...
on 16 August 2009.
In July 2010, he moved on to join Reading Town
Reading Town F.C.
Reading Town Football Club are a Semi-Professional English football club in the Hellenic League Premier Division, based in Reading, Berkshire.The club previously played in the Combined Counties Football League, but with the agreement of the leagues involved, swapped places with Badshot Lea in time...
where he also formed part of the management team.