Career
Club career
Richards started his football career at Croydon in England before moving to Australia in 1963, to play with the Latrobe Soccer Club, based in Brisbane. In 1968 he moved to Hollandia Soccer Club, also in Brisbane. In 1969 he moved to Sydney to play for Sydney Croatia.
Between 1969 and 1977 Richards played for Marconi in the New South Wales State League and in the first year of the National Soccer League in 1977.
In 1979 Richards played four matches for A.P.I.A. Leichhardt Tigers. International career
In all Richards played 31 times for the Australian national team and scored 5 times from 1967-1975.
= 1974 World Cup Richards has the dubious honour of being the first Australian to be sent off in a World Cup match, being sent off in the game against Chile in 1974. He actually received three yellow cards.
lieutenant wasn"t until the reserve official, Clive Thomas, informed the linesman of the mistake four minutes after the third yellow card that the referee, Jafar Namdar, realised his mistake and ordered him off the field
Between 1974 and 1976 Richards acted as a player/coach at Marconi Stallions.
