Richard Dryden

Date of birth14 June 1969
Place of birthStroud
NationalityEnglish
Weight88 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

This experienced Southampton central defender spent two months on loan at Second Division Northampton Town in the autumn of 2000.

The Cobblers kept a clean sheet in his first three games but he then missed several matches through injury and eventually returned to The Dell before going out on loan again, this time to Swindon Town.

Although he got off to an unfortunate start by heading an own goal in the opening minutes of his debut, he was effective in shoring up a leaky defence before moving on to assist relegation-threatened Luton Town on a short-term contract in February.

Brought in to replace Adrian Whitbread when he returned to Portsmouth, Richard added some much needed stability to the back line but was unable to prevent the club dropping into the Third Division.

A commanding left-sided central defender, he is effective in the tackle and has good distribution.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Bristol Rovers 14 Jul 1987 08 Mar 1989
Exeter City 22 Sep 1988 24 Oct 1988 L
Exeter City 08 Mar 1989 09 Aug 1991
Manchester City 15 May 1991 31 May 1991 L
Notts County 09 Aug 1991 19 Mar 1993
Plymouth Argyle 18 Nov 1992 30 Dec 1992 L
Birmingham City 19 Mar 1993 16 Dec 1994
Bristol City 16 Dec 1994 06 Aug 1996
Southampton 06 Aug 1996 02 Feb 2001
Stoke City 03 Nov 1999 07 Dec 1999 L
Stoke City 23 Mar 2000 18 May 2000 L
Northampton Town 09 Sep 2000 08 Nov 2000 L
Swindon Town 21 Nov 2000 26 Jan 2001 L
Luton Town 02 Feb 2001 30 Jun 2002
Scarborough 29 Nov 2001 29 Dec 2001 L
Rushden and Diamonds 11 Feb 2002 15 Feb 2002 T
Grimsby Town 25 Feb 2002 01 Mar 2002 T
Scarborough 11 Jul 2002 05 May 2003
Worksop Town 06 Jun 2003 01 Nov 2003
Tamworth 01 Nov 2003 24 Jan 2007
Shepshed Dynamo 02 Mar 2007

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1993-94 Birmingham City League Cup 2
1994-95 Birmingham City League Cup 1
1995-96 Bristol City League Cup 2
1996-97 Southampton League Cup 6
3
1996-97 Southampton Premier League 28
1
1
5
1997-98 Southampton League Cup 1
1997-98 Southampton Premier League 11
2
2
1998-99 Southampton Premier League 4
1
1999-00 Southampton Premier League 1
2000-01 Luton Town League Division 2 20
3
2000-01 Northampton Town League Division 2 9
1
2000-01 Swindon Town FA Cup 1
2000-01 Swindon Town League Division 2 7
1
2001-02 Luton Town FA Cup 1
2001-02 Luton Town LDV Vans Trophy 1
2001-02 Luton Town League Cup
1
2001-02 Luton Town League Division 3 2
1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.