Len Richley

English footballer and manager

Len Richley
Personal information
Full name Lionel Richley[1]
Date of birth (1924-07-02)2 July 1924[1]
Place of birth Gateshead,[1] England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Tonbridge
– Crystal Palace 0 (0)
1951–1954 Hartlepools United 72 (0)
1955–1959 Holbeach United
Managerial career
1955–1959 Holbeach United (player-manager)
1959–1965 King's Lynn
1968–1970 Rochdale
1970–1971 Darlington
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lionel "Len" Richley (2 July 1924 – after 1970) was an English footballer who made 72 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half for Hartlepools United in the 1950s.[2] He went on to manage non-league clubs Holbeach United and King's Lynn and league clubs Rochdale and Darlington.

Managerial statistics

Source:[3]
Team From To Record
P W D L Win%
Rochdale October 1968 February 1970 69 29 19 21 042.03
Darlington August 1970 July 1971 51 19 12 20 037.25
Total 120 48 31 41 040.00

References

  1. ^ a b c "Len Richley". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Hartlepool United: 1946/47–2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  3. ^ Len Richley management career statistics at Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
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King's Lynn F.C. – managers
  • Brain (1935–36)
  • Reed (1936–38)
  • Robertson (1946–47)
  • Armeson (1947–48)
  • Gadsby (1948–50)
  • Whitelum (1950–51)
  • Howe (1951–53)
  • Todd (1953–57)
  • Selkirk (1957–59)
  • Richley (1959–65)
  • Davies (1965–70)
  • Brown (1970–71)
  • Wright (1971–73)
  • Wignall (1973–74)
  • White (1974–76)
  • Rudd (1977–79)
  • Bridges (1979)
  • Rudd (1979–84)
  • Foster (1984–85)
  • Easthall (1985–87)
  • Mendham (1987)
  • Czuczman (1987–88)
  • Cozens (1988–89)
  • Rudd (1989–90)
  • Day (1990–91)
  • Farrow (1991–92)
  • Musgrove (1992–93)
  • Gidman (1993–94)
  • Godden (1994–95)
  • Morris (1995–98)
  • Spearing (1998)
  • Mills (1998–2000)
  • Spearing (2000–02)
  • Morris (2002–03)
  • Taylor (2004–06)
  • Webb (2006–09)
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Rochdale A.F.C. – managers
  • Hayes (1913–19)
  • Bradshaw (1920)
  • Wilson (1922–23)
  • Peart (1923–30)
  • Cameron (1930–31)
  • Hopkinson (1932–34)
  • Smith (1934–35)
  • Nixon (1935–37)
  • Jennings (1937–38)
  • Goodier (1938–52)
  • Warner (1952–53)
  • Catterick (1953–58)
  • Marshall (1958–60)
  • T. Collins (1960–67)
  • Stokoe (1967–68)
  • Richley (1968–70)
  • Conner (1970–73)
  • Joyce (1973–76)
  • Green (1976–77)
  • Ferguson (1977–78)
  • D. Collins (1979)
  • Stokoe (1979–80)
  • Madden (1980–83)
  • Greenhoff (1983–84)
  • Halom (1984–86)
  • Gray (1986–88)
  • Bergara (1988–89)
  • Dolan (1989–91)
  • Sutton (1991–94)
  • Docherty (1995–96)
  • Barrow (1996–99)
  • Hamilton (1999)
  • Parkin (1999–2001)
  • Hoyland (2001)
  • Hamilton (2001)
  • Hollins (2001–02)
  • Simpson (2002–03)
  • Buckley (2003)
  • Parkin (2003–06)
  • Hill (2006–11)
  • Eyre (2011)
  • Coleman (2012–13)
  • Hill (2013–19)
  • Barry-Murphyc (2019)
  • Barry-Murphy (2019–21)
  • Stockdale (2021–22)
  • McNultyc (2022)
  • Bentley (2022–23)
  • McNulty (2023–)
(c) = caretaker manager
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Darlington F.C. – managers
  • McIntoshs (1902–11)
  • Lanes (1911–12)
  • Jackson (1912–19)
  • Englishp (1919–21)
  • English (1921–28)
  • Fairless (1928–33)
  • Collins (1933–36)
  • George Brownp (1936–38)
  • J. Carr (1938–42)
  • Surtees (1942)
  • English (1945–46)
  • Forrest (1946–50)
  • Irwin (1950–52)
  • Gurney (1952–57)
  • Duckworth (1957–60)
  • E. Carr (1960–64)
  • Morganp (1964–66)
  • Greenhalgh (1966–68)
  • Yeoman (1968–70)
  • Richley (1970–71)
  • Brennan (1971–72)
  • Hale (1972)
  • Jones (1972)
  • Brand (1972–73)
  • Conner (1973–74)
  • Horner (1974–75)
  • Madden (1975–78)
  • Walker (1978–79)
  • Elliott (1979–83)
  • Knowles (1983–87)
  • Booth (1987–89)
  • Little (1989–91)
  • F. Gray (1991–92)
  • Hankin (1992)
  • McEwan (1992–93)
  • Murray (1993–95)
  • Futcher (1995)
  • Hodgson & Platt (1995)
  • Platt (1995–96)
  • Hodgson (1996–2000)
  • Bennett (2000–01)
  • Taylor (2001–02)
  • Taitc (2002–03)
  • Tait (2003)
  • Hodgson (2003–06)
  • M. Gray & Maddisonc (2006)
  • Penney (2006–09)
  • M. Grayc (2009)
  • Liddle & Maddisonc (2009)
  • Todd (2009)
  • Liddlec (2009)
  • Staunton (2009–10)
  • Liddle & Maddisonc (2010)
  • Davey (2010)
  • Kidd (2010)
  • Cooper (2010–11)
  • Liddlep (2011–12)
  • M. Gray (2012–17)
  • Atkinson & Gregan (2017)
  • Gary Brown & Turnbullcp (2017)
  • Wright (2017–19)
  • Armstrong (2019–23)
  • Hatfield, Lawlor & Plattcp (2023)
  • Gowling (2023)
  • Rosec (2023)
  • Watson (2023–)
(c) = caretaker manager; (p) = player-manager; (s) = secretary


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