Arthur Richardson
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1898 v MEL14 May 1898
- Most recent
- SR3 1898 v GEE10 Sept 1898
Stats
Bio
Arthur Richardson was a teenage recruit who briefly featured for St Kilda during the club's tumultuous formative years in the VFL. Joining the Saints for the 1898 season, he stepped into a side that was anchored to the bottom of the ladder and struggling to find a competitive edge against established powerhouses. Richardson managed just three senior appearances during a year where the club failed to register a win, serving as one of many hopefuls rotated through the squad as they searched for a winning formula. His short tenure at the Junction Oval remains a footnote in the difficult early history of the Saints, representing the high turnover of players during their initial wooden spoon era.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Mar 1880
- Died
- 10 Feb 1951 (aged 70y 338d)
- Birthplace
- St Kilda, VIC
- Deathplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 171 cm
- Weight
- 69 kg
Bio
1 revisionArthur Richardson was a teenage recruit who briefly featured for St Kilda during the club's tumultuous formative years in the VFL. Joining the Saints for the 1898 season, he stepped into a side that was anchored to the bottom of the ladder and struggling to find a competitive edge against established powerhouses. Richardson managed just three senior appearances during a year where the club failed to register a win, serving as one of many hopefuls rotated through the squad as they searched for a winning formula. His short tenure at the Junction Oval remains a footnote in the difficult early history of the Saints, representing the high turnover of players during their initial wooden spoon era.