Jock Richardson


John Richardson was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hamilton Academical, Northfleet United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Folkestone.

Football career

Richardson began his senior career as a teenager at Hamilton Academical. He joined Northfleet United in 1924 before signing officially for Tottenham in 1927. The full back made a total of 41 appearances in all competitions for the Spurs between 1927 and 1929. Richardson joined Reading in 1929 where he featured in 133 matches in total. He later played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and finally ending his career at Folkestone. He later worked as a scout for Tottenham based in Scotland.