Steve Richardson

Steve Richardson

Defender

206 Appearances
1 Goals
196 Starts
10 Sub Appearances

Bio

Steve 'Rico' Richardson started his career with Southampton but after three years at The Dell, he joined Reading in 1982. The pint-sized defender was named as player of the year in his first two seasons for the Royals. He went on to make over 450 appearances for the club, including a Simod Cup victory at Wembley against Luton Town.Steve joined Basingstoke in summer 1995 after a short spell at Newbury and was soon made first team player/coach under Ernie Howe and his assistant Pete Peters.The vocal defender played almost 200 times for the Basingstoke first team before hanging up his boots at the end of the millenium season. He led the side to two Hampshire Senior Cup wins and the second round of the FA Cup.Steve continued as Basingstoke First Team Coach until the appointment of Francis Vines in March 2006, when he was promoted to Assistant Manager. During this time, Basingstoke made the second round of the FA Cup for only the third time ever.After Vines resigned in March 2008, Rico took over as Caretaker Manager until the end of the season and he led the team to another Hampshire Senior Cup victory, the clubs first since he captained the side to two in two seasons in 1996 and 1997.Steve left the club in May 2008 after thirteen years of service. He was awarded with a testimonial which saw Basingstoke loose 5-0 to a Reading XI.

Career Statistics

Competition Apps Goals Starts Subs Yel Red Mins
League 147 1 140 7 0 0 N/A
FA Cup 23 0 21 2 0 0 N/A
FA Trophy 9 0 8 1 0 0 N/A
Hants Senior Cup 14 0 14 0 0 0 N/A
Others 13 0 13 0 0 0 N/A
Total 206 1 196 10 0 0 N/A

Player Information

  • Position Defender
  • Joined Basingstoke March 1995

Milestones

  1. 0 - 1 Final Appearance 11 Mar 2000 v Walton & Hersham (A)
  2. 2 - 0 200th Appearance 18 Dec 1999 v Billericay Town (H)
  3. 3 - 0 100th Appearance 19 Apr 1997 v Abingdon Town (H)
  4. 3 - 3 50th Appearance 9 Mar 1996 v Marlow (A)
  5. 2 - 0 First Goal 22 Aug 1995 v Wembley (H)
  6. 2 - 3 Debut 11 Mar 1995 v Uxbridge (A)