Joe Richardson (rugby league)

Joseph Richardson (birth registered July→September 1879 – 19 November 1904) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for Cheshire, and at club level for Runcorn RFC, as a stand-off, or scrum-half, i.e. number 6, or, 7, he was taken ill while travelling by train to play Hull F.C. at The Boulevard, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 5 November 1904, and died 2-weeks later from pleurisy, and pneumonia.

Joe Richardson
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Richardson
BornJuly→September 1879
Runcorn district, Cheshire, England
Died19 November 1904 (aged 25)
Runcorn district, Cheshire, England
Playing information
PositionStand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1904–04 Runcorn RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1904–04 Cheshire 4 2 0 0 6
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