Richard Rushton

Richard Rushton
Personal information
Full name Richard Rushton
Date of birth (1902-09-18)18 September 1902
Place of birth Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 1981 (aged 78–79)
Height 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Position(s) Wing half / centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Bloxwich Strollers
– Willenhall Swifts
1924–1925 Lincoln City 44 (1)
1925–1926 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1926–1927 Barnsley 6 (0)
– Wombwell
192?–1929 Connah's Quay & Shotton
1929–1930 Bury 5 (0)
1930–1931 Swindon Town 7 (0)
– Wellington Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Rushton (18 September 1902 – 1981) was an English footballer who made 62 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Barnsley, Bury and Swindon Town. He played as a wing half or centre half.

Rushton began his career playing non-league football for Bloxwich Strollers and Willenhall Swifts in his native Staffordshire before joining Lincoln City. After a little more than a season, he joined Sheffield Wednesday, but never represented them in senior competition. He then spent a short spell with Barnsley and returned to non-league with Wombwell and Connah's Quay & Shotton, with whom he won the 1928–29 Welsh Cup, defeating Cardiff City 3–0 in the final. A return to the Football League with Bury and Swindon Town preceded the end of his career back in non-league with Wellington Town.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Richard Rushton". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ "League clubs and their players for the coming season. Lincoln City". Athletic News. Manchester. 4 August 1924. p. 3.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Dick Rushton". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. ^ Jackson, Stuart. "The Players: R". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Welsh Cup Final 1928/29". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 5 April 2013.


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