Dick Habbin
English footballer and manager
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Richard Leonard Habbin (born 6 January 1949 in Cambridge, England) is an English former footballer and manager.
Full name
Richard Leonard Habbin
Date of birth
6 January 1949
Place of birth
Cambridge, England
Position
Striker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Leonard Habbin | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1969 | Cambridge United | ? | (?) |
| 1969–1975 | Reading | 219 | (42) |
| 1975–1977 | Rotherham United | 84 | (19) |
| 1977–1979 | Doncaster Rovers | 60 | (12) |
| 1979–? | Maltby Miners Welfare | ? | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1979–? | Maltby Miners Welfare | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side Cambridge United.[1] He joined Rotherham United in January 1975 after making 219 appearances and scoring 24 goals in the Football League for Reading.[1] He made 84 appearances and scored 19 goals in the league for them before joining Doncaster Rovers in September 1977.[1] He made 60 appearances and scored 12 goals in the league for them before being released at the end of the 1978–79 season.[1][2]
He became player-manager of Maltby Miners Welfare in 1979.[3]