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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1979-09-15) 15 September 1979 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2001 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
2001 | → Torquay United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2001 | Torquay United | 11 | (2) |
2001–2005 | Scunthorpe United | 83 | (8) |
2005–2006 | Barnsley | 2 | (0) |
2006 | → Scarborough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Lincoln City | 1 | (0) |
Total | 103 | (11) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard Kell (born 15 September 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Kell retired from football through injury, although he is starting to get back into football in a coaching capacity he pursued a career in aviation and became a commercial airline pilot.
Career
Kell made 101 appearances in the Football League for Torquay United, Scunthorpe United, Barnsley and Lincoln City. In June 2005, he signed for Barnsley. He left Barnsley in 2006 and signed for Lincoln in December of that year. Kell left Lincoln City in 2007 as the club decided not to renew his contract.
References
- Richard Kell at Soccerbase
- "Tykes add three players to squad". BBC Sport. 2 June 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- "Imps snap up N'Guessan and Green". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bishop Auckland
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Commercial aviators