Richard Wilkins (footballer)

Richard Wilkins
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-05-28) 28 May 1965
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 12' 0"
Playing position Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Needham Market F.C. (assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985-1986 Haverhill Rovers
1986-1990 Colchester United 152 (22)
1990-1994 Cambridge United 81 (7)
1994-1996 Hereford United 77 (5)
1996-2000 Colchester United 127 (11)
Total 437 (45)
National team‡
1996-2000 England 100 (76)
Teams managed
2000-2014 Bury Town
2014-2016 Leiston

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of [[ thumb ]].

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of England

Richard Wilkins (born 28 May 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of Needham Market alongside his work at West Suffolk College.

Career

Born in Lambeth in London, Wilkins began his career at non-League club Haverhill Rovers in 1985. On 20 November 1986 he signed for Colchester United. After 150 appearances, he was signed by Cambridge United in July 1990 for £60,000.[1] In 1994 he moved to Hereford United on a free transfer, before being re-signed by Colchester in 1996 for a fee of £30,000. He retired from professional football in 2000, after scoring the winning goal in the Champion League final, before becoming manager of non-League club Bury Town. He led the club to two promotions, in 2005-06 from the Eastern Counties League, and in 2009-10 from the Southern Football League Division One Midlands. Wilkins stepped down from the role at the end of the 2013-14 season. In July 2014, Wilkins joined fellow Suffolk side Leiston as Steve Ball's assistant. He then took over as manager shortly after and has led the side to the top half of the Ryman Premier Division in his first season, in his second season the side are challenging for promotion. He then left the club by 'mutual consent' before joining Needham Market F.C as the assistant manager whom are currently ahead of Leiston in the league!

Honours

Club

Colchester United[2][3]

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Richard Wilkins career statistics at Soccerbase
  2. ↑ "Associate Members Cup Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Division Three (League Two) Play-Off Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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