Full name William Richardson Height 1.75 m Role Footballer | Name W. Richardson Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1909-05-29)29 May 1909 Place of birth Framwellgate Moor, County Durham, England Date of death 29 March 1959(1959-03-29) (aged 49) Place of death Perry Barr, Birmingham, England Died March 29, 1959, Perry Barr, Birmingham, United Kingdom | ||
William "Ginger" Richardson (29 May 1909 – 29 March 1959) often referred to as W.G. Richardson and by the nickname 'Ginger' to avoid confusion with team mate Bill Richardson, was an English professional footballer, who played as a centre forward.
He scored four goals in five minutes for West Bromwich Albion against West Ham United at Upton Park on 7 November 1931, a record that is still in Guinness World Records.
He scored both of West Brom's goals when they won the 1931 FA Cup Final, beating Midlands rivals Birmingham 2–1.
In the 1935-36 season, he scored 39 goals, which is still the West Brom record for top scorer in the top division of the English football league system. Richardson was the nephew of English cricketer, Tom Richardson.
In 2004, he was named as one of West Bromwich Albion's 16 greatest players, in a poll organised as part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations.