| Name: | Matthew Richards |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 26/12/1984 |
| Height: | 5' 8" (173cm) |
| Weight: | 11st 0lbs (69.92kg) |
| Previous | |
| Clubs: | Brighton (loan), Ipswich Town |
| Position: | Midfielder |
THE SADDLERS completed the signing of Matt Richards on a two-year deal following a successful pre-season trial on August 4th 2009.
The 25 year-old progressed through the ranks at Ipswich Town where he made a total of 168 senior appearances. During his time at Portman Road he also won England Under-21 honours as he played a key role in helping the club reach the play-offs in 2003/04 and 2004/05.
Spending the majority of the 2007/08 campaign on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion, he then served the club on a similar basis during the first half of 2008/09.
Released by Ipswich Town in May 2009, he spent some time on trial at Leyton Orient before arriving at the Banks's Stadium and scoring a fine goal on his debut against West Bromwich Albion.
A left-sided midfielder who is also comfortable in a central midfield role as well as left-back
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career History: | ||||
| Club | Season | Comp. | Apps (as sub) |
Goals |
| Walsall | 2009 - 10 | League | 39 (1) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Brighton | 2008 - 09 | League | 23 (0) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 3 (0) | 1 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2008 - 09 | League | 1 (0) | 0 |
| Brighton | 2007 - 08 | League | 28 (0) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 3 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2006 - 07 | League | 20 (8) | 2 |
| FA Cup | 2 (1) | 1 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2005 - 06 | League | 31 (7) | 4 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2004 - 05 | League | 16 (10) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2003 - 04 | League | 43 (3) | 1 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2002 - 03 | League | 10 (3) | 0 |
| FA Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | ||
| League Cup | 0 (1) | 0 | ||
| Euro Cups | 1 (1) | 0 | ||
