Background
Richardson was born in Selston and began his career with Nottingham Forest where he quickly established himself as a ball playing midfielder.
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He became a regular member Forest"s squad until Brian Clough took over as manager in January 1975. With Clough wanting to bring in his own players Richardson was sold to Third Division Chester having made 249 appearances scoring 21 goals for Forest. He became a key player for Stoke in the Second Division playing 34 times in 1977-1978.
Under new manager Alan Durban Richardson played 46 games in 1978-1979 scoring seven goals including the goal which clinched promotion.
Stoke were needing to beat N ottinghamshire County on the final day of the season to confirm promotion but with 88 minutes gone the score was still 0–0, until Richardson headed Stoke to a 1–0 victory and a dramatic promotion. He played 40 matches in 1979-1980 and 22 in 1980-1981 before leaving for Sheffield United in August 1981.
He later enjoyed short spells at Blackpool, Swindon Town and Swansea City. He later worked for the British Telecom Group and also managed non-league side Fairford Town.
