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Kieran Richardson
| Born | 21 October 1984, Greenwich |
| Nationality | English |
| Weight | 69 kg |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Position | Midfielder |
The star of the 2003 Manchester United FA Youth Cup winning side, great things were anticipated from this gifted left footed attacker, particularly after he marked his England debut with two goals.
After an heroic loan spell at West Bromwich Albion, his goal staving off relegation, his star was shining brightly.
Kieran's contract at Manchester United was extended to June 2009 on his 21st birthday.
He joined Sunderland in July 2007 with a four-year contract that was extended to June 2013 in July 2010.
Career stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2001-02 | England | Under-18 | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Manchester United | Premier League | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 3 |
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| 2002-03 | Manchester United | Worthington Cup | 1 |
1 |
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| 2003-04 | Manchester United | Carling Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | England | International | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2004-05 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | England | Under-21 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Manchester United | Carling Cup | 3 | 1 |
1
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| 2004-05 | Manchester United | FA Community Shield | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Manchester United | Premier League | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 11 | 1 |
3 |
2
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| 2005-06 | England | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 |
2
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| 2005-06 | England | Under-21 | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Manchester United | Carling Cup | 4 | 1 |
1 |
2
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| 2005-06 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 4 | 3 |
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| 2005-06 | Manchester United | Premier League | 12 | 10 |
1 |
4
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| 2005-06 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 3 |
1 |
1
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| 2006-07 | England | European Championship | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | England | International | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 2 | 1 |
1
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| 2006-07 | England | Under-21 | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2006-07 | Manchester United | Carling Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2006-07 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2006-07 | Manchester United | Premier League | 8 | 7 |
1 |
4
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| 2006-07 | Manchester United | UEFA Champions League | 4 |
1 |
1
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| 2007-08 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Sunderland | Premier League | 15 | 2 |
3 |
3
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| 2008-09 | Sunderland | Carling Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Sunderland | Premier League | 31 | 1 |
4 |
11
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| 2009-10 | Sunderland | Carling Cup | 2 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Sunderland | Premier League | 28 | 1 |
1 |
7
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1
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| 2010-11 | Sunderland | Carling Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Sunderland | Premier League | 23 | 3 |
4 |
9
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| 2011-12 | Sunderland | Carling Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2011-12 | Sunderland | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
1
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| 2011-12 | Sunderland | Premier League | 26 | 3 |
2 |
5
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Match history
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2007 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Aug 2007 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Aug 2007 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 0-4 | Premier League | |
| 29 Dec 2007 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 Jan 2008 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2008 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | L | 0-3 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 2008 | Sunderland v Portsmouth | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 02 Feb 2008 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Mar 2008 | Derby County v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Mar 2008 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Mar 2008 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Mar 2008 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 05 Apr 2008 | Fulham v Sunderland | W | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 12 Apr 2008 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 20 Apr 2008 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Apr 2008 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | W | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 May 2008 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 16 Aug 2008 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Aug 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 31 Aug 2008 | Sunderland v Manchester City | L | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 13 Sep 2008 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 23 Sep 2008 | Sunderland v Northampton Town | D | 2-2 | Carling Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2008 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Oct 2008 | Sunderland v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Oct 2008 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Oct 2008 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Oct 2008 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 01 Nov 2008 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 5-0 | Premier League | |
| 08 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Portsmouth | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 12 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | L | 1-2 | Carling Cup | 4th round |
| 15 Nov 2008 | Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 23 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v West Ham United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Nov 2008 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 13 Dec 2008 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Dec 2008 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2008 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2008 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Jan 2009 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 10 Jan 2009 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2009 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 07 Feb 2009 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Feb 2009 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Mar 2009 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 07 Mar 2009 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 04 Apr 2009 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Apr 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 25 Apr 2009 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 May 2009 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 09 May 2009 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 May 2009 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 May 2009 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 15 Aug 2009 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Aug 2009 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 1-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Aug 2009 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 29 Aug 2009 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Hull City | W | 4-1 | Premier League | |
| 19 Sep 2009 | Burnley v Sunderland | L | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | Carling Cup | 3rd round |
| 27 Sep 2009 | Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 5-2 | Premier League | |
| 03 Oct 2009 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Birmingham City v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 27 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | Carling Cup | 4th round |
| 31 Oct 2009 | Sunderland v West Ham United | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 07 Nov 2009 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Nov 2009 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Nov 2009 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 06 Dec 2009 | Fulham v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 15 Dec 2009 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 19 Dec 2009 | Manchester City v Sunderland | L | 4-3 | Premier League | |
| 23 Jan 2010 | Portsmouth v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 27 Jan 2010 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Feb 2010 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Feb 2010 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 28 Mar 2010 | Liverpool v Sunderland | L | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 03 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 3-1 | Premier League | |
| 10 Apr 2010 | West Ham United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Sunderland v Burnley | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 24 Apr 2010 | Hull City v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 02 May 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 09 May 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 14 Aug 2010 | Sunderland v Birmingham City | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 21 Aug 2010 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 24 Aug 2010 | Sunderland v Colchester United | W | 2-0 | Carling Cup | 2nd round |
| 29 Aug 2010 | Sunderland v Manchester City | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Sep 2010 | Sunderland v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Sunderland v West Ham United | L | 1-2 | Carling Cup | 3rd round |
| 31 Oct 2010 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | L | 5-1 | Premier League | |
| 06 Nov 2010 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Nov 2010 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 14 Nov 2010 | Chelsea v Sunderland | W | 0-3 | Premier League | |
| 22 Nov 2010 | Sunderland v Everton | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 27 Nov 2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Fulham v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 18 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers | W | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 28 Dec 2010 | Sunderland v Blackpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Jan 2011 | Aston Villa v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 08 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Notts County | L | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 16 Jan 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | Blackpool v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 01 Feb 2011 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 2-4 | Premier League | |
| 05 Feb 2011 | Stoke City v Sunderland | L | 3-2 | Premier League | |
| 12 Feb 2011 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 26 Feb 2011 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 05 Mar 2011 | Arsenal v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 20 Mar 2011 | Sunderland v Liverpool | L | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2011 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 13 Aug 2011 | Liverpool v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Carling Cup | 2nd round |
| 27 Aug 2011 | Swansea City v Sunderland | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 10 Sep 2011 | Sunderland v Chelsea | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Sep 2011 | Sunderland v Stoke City | W | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Sep 2011 | Norwich City v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 01 Oct 2011 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 16 Oct 2011 | Arsenal v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 22 Oct 2011 | Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | Premier League | |
| 29 Oct 2011 | Sunderland v Aston Villa | D | 2-2 | Premier League | |
| 05 Nov 2011 | Manchester United v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 19 Nov 2011 | Sunderland v Fulham | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 26 Nov 2011 | Sunderland v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 04 Dec 2011 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sunderland | L | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 11 Dec 2011 | Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
| 18 Dec 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Dec 2011 | Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland | W | 2-3 | Premier League | |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Sunderland v Everton | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 03 Jan 2012 | Wigan Athletic v Sunderland | W | 1-4 | Premier League | |
| 08 Jan 2012 | Peterborough United v Sunderland | W | 0-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 2012 | Chelsea v Sunderland | L | 1-0 | Premier League | |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Sunderland v Swansea City | W | 2-0 | Premier League | |
| 29 Jan 2012 | Sunderland v Middlesbrough | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 01 Feb 2012 | Sunderland v Norwich City | W | 3-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Feb 2012 | Stoke City v Sunderland | W | 0-1 | Premier League | |
| 08 Feb 2012 | Middlesbrough v Sunderland | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 4th round replay |
| 11 Feb 2012 | Sunderland v Arsenal | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Sunderland v Arsenal | W | 2-0 | FA Cup | 5th round |
| 25 Feb 2012 | West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 04 Mar 2012 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
| 07 Apr 2012 | Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
| 09 Apr 2012 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Sunderland v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 21 Aug 2003 | 16 Jul 2007 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 29 Jan 2005 | 31 May 2005 | L |
| Sunderland | 16 Jul 2007 |