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Peter "Pedro" Richards (11 November 1956 – 23 December 2001) was an English footballer who played in defence for Notts County.

Pedro Richards

Personal information
Full name	Peter Richards
Date of birth	(1956-11-11)11 November 1956
Place of birth	Edmonton, London, England
Date of death	23 December 2001(2001-12-23) (aged 45)
Place of death	Nottingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1986	Notts County[1]	399	(5)
1986–1987	Boston United	17	(0)
1991–1992	Arnold Town	10	(0)
	Oakham United
	Corby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2] Richards was taken on as an apprentice at County and signed professional for them in November 1974.[3] He made 399 league appearances for County, his sole Football League club.[4] 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[5] and Arnold Town.[6] He died in 2001 from a rare strain of pneumonia.[2]

Personal life

His son Jordan is also a footballer.[7]

References

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