Richard Guy (footballer)

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Richard Guy
Personal information
Full name Richard William Guy[1]
Date of birth 4 August 1877
Place of birth Madeley, Shropshire, England
Date of death 1938 (aged 60–61)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902 Manchester City 0 (0)
1903–1904 Bradford City 6 (1)
1904–1908 Hastings & St Leonards United
1908–1909 Leeds City 18 (3)
1909–1910 Portsmouth
Hastings & St Leonards United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard William Guy (4 August 1877 – 1938) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right for Bradford City and Leeds City in the Football League.[2][3][4][5]

Personal life[edit]

Guy enlisted in the Special Reserve in March 1908 and he served for a year on the Western Front in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry during the First World War.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds City 1908–09[7] Second Division 18 3 4 1 22 4
Career total 18 3 4 1 22 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 121. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. ^ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City: A Complete Record 1903–1988 (First ed.). Breedon. p. 397.
  3. ^ Frost, p. 382
  4. ^ "The Definitive History of Leeds United - Players - Dickie Guy 1908-09". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Richard William Guy | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2018.