Pedro Richards
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Richards | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 December 2001 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1986 | Notts County[2] | 399 | (5) |
| 1986–1987 | Boston United | 17 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Arnold Town | 10 | (0) |
| Oakham United | |||
| Corby Town | |||
| Total | 426 | (5) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter "Pedro" Richards (11 November 1956 – 23 December 2001) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.
The son of a Black British father and a Spanish mother, Richards was taken by his mother at an early age to Laguardia, Álava and lived there until the age of 11 when they moved to Nottingham.[3] Richards was taken on as an apprentice at County and signed professional for them in November 1974.[4] He made 399 league appearances for County, his sole Football League club.[5] He was a home crowd favorite particularly because of his sure tackling and consistency.
Richards left County at the age of 29 and continued playing semi-professional football for Boston United, Oakham United, Corby Town[6] and Arnold Town.[7] He died in 2001 from a rare strain of pneumonia.[3]
