Richie Partridge
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Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge (born 12 September 1980) is a retired Irish
footballer. Active in senior football between 2000 and 2011, he was capped at Under 18 and Under 21 level by the Irish national team, called up by the senior national team in 2002, and played for nine English clubs before finishing his career in the Welsh Premier League.
on 1 August 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup
ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8–0 demolition of Stoke City
in November 2000.
On 20 March 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers
where he made six appearances and scored a goal against Wrexham. The loan deal lasted until 7 May.
While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire season, from 27 September 2002 to 1 April 2003, on loan at Coventry City
and was voted fans player of the season 2003–04
. Partridge was released by Liverpool at the back of the 2004–05
season.
on a free transfer on 29 July 2005. However on 4 May 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season. He scored once for Wednesday, in a League Cup tie with Stockport County.
. He was released at the end of the season.
on 11 August 2007, with his first goal coming against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy
the following month. In the following weeks he enhanced his reputation as a lively winger with an eye for goal, most notably after scoring two very well taken goals in Chester's 2–1 win at Stockport County
on October 20. However, he managed just two more goals during the rest of the season season and struggled to establish a first–team starting place in the 2008–09 season, as Chester were relegated from The Football League
.
on loan alongside fellow MK Dons player Sol Davis
on 26 November 2009. He scored his only goal for Kettering in a match against Luton Town and went on to make a total of 4 appearances for the club while on his loan spell.
for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow released player Danny Swailes
. All four MK Dons players who had joined on the 18 January, plus David Perkins
who had joined from Colchester United
on loan started the match on the 19 January against Swindon Town
. On 31 August 2010 it was announced by Stockport that an agreement had been made regarding early settlement of player's contract and as a result he had left the club.
. In his first six Welsh Premiership matches, he scored six times including a hat-trick on 10 October 2010 against Aberystwyth Town. After his impressive start to the season he was awarded the Welsh Premier's player of the month award for October 2010. In March 2011 he signed a contract extension keeping him with the club until June 2012. In August 2011 it was announced that he had been forced to retire after failing to recover from a persistent knee injury.
where he was a member of the team that won the European Under 18 Football Championship
in 1998 beating Germany 4–3 on penalties in the final in Cyprus. He scored for the side in the first group match against Croatia in a 5–2 win, and played in the third match and the final.
He was also capped as an Under-21 international
. He was called up to the senior Irish international team in November 2002 whilst at Coventry City for a friendly match versus Greece but did not play.
and son-in-law of former Chester striker Terry Owen
.
for a degree in Physiotherapy and graduated in 2009 with a first class degree. Following the completion of his Physiotherapy degree, he became a director at a physiotherapy clinic in Chester
and also works for Liverpool F.C Academy as a physiotherapist where he oversees the medical department from Under-9 to Under-16 level He is now studying for a 2 year part-time Masters degree in Football Rehabilitation at Edge Hill University
which he is due to complete in summer 2011.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
footballer. Active in senior football between 2000 and 2011, he was capped at Under 18 and Under 21 level by the Irish national team, called up by the senior national team in 2002, and played for nine English clubs before finishing his career in the Welsh Premier League.
Liverpool
Born in Dublin, Partridge started playing football as a trainee with LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
on 1 August 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8–0 demolition of Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
in November 2000.
On 20 March 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....
where he made six appearances and scored a goal against Wrexham. The loan deal lasted until 7 May.
While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire season, from 27 September 2002 to 1 April 2003, on loan at Coventry City
Coventry City F.C.
Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...
and was voted fans player of the season 2003–04
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
. Partridge was released by Liverpool at the back of the 2004–05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...
season.
Sheffield Wednesday
Partridge signed for Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
on a free transfer on 29 July 2005. However on 4 May 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season. He scored once for Wednesday, in a League Cup tie with Stockport County.
Rotherham United
He subsequently joined Rotherham on 30 June 2006 and played 36 times for the Millers in 2006–072006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...
. He was released at the end of the season.
Chester City
He subsequently signed for Chester on 21 June 2007 making his competitive club debut in a 0–0 draw with ChesterfieldChesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on 11 August 2007, with his first goal coming against Crewe Alexandra in the Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
the following month. In the following weeks he enhanced his reputation as a lively winger with an eye for goal, most notably after scoring two very well taken goals in Chester's 2–1 win at Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
on October 20. However, he managed just two more goals during the rest of the season season and struggled to establish a first–team starting place in the 2008–09 season, as Chester were relegated from The Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
Milton Keynes Dons
On 21 July 2009, Partridge joined Milton Keynes Dons on a one-year contract. Partridge then joined Kettering TownKettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
on loan alongside fellow MK Dons player Sol Davis
Sol Davis
Sol Sebastian Davis is an English footballer who plays for Kettering Town.-Career:Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton Town in August 2002, bought by then manager Joe Kinnear.Davis was named Players'...
on 26 November 2009. He scored his only goal for Kettering in a match against Luton Town and went on to make a total of 4 appearances for the club while on his loan spell.
Stockport County
On 18 January 2010 MK Dons announced that Partridge had been released and was to join Stockport CountyStockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
for the remaining six months of the season alongside fellow released player Danny Swailes
Danny Swailes
Daniel "Danny" Swailes is an English football defender.Swailes moved to MK Dons from Macclesfield Town F.C. for an undisclosed fee of around £50,000 at the beginning of the 2007/08 season to join up with former Macclesfield manager, Paul Ince...
. All four MK Dons players who had joined on the 18 January, plus David Perkins
David Perkins (footballer)
David Philip Perkins is an English footballer, who currently plays for Barnsley.-Career:Perkins started his career with Morecambe, for whom he played 170 league games.-Rochdale:...
who had joined from Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
on loan started the match on the 19 January against Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
. On 31 August 2010 it was announced by Stockport that an agreement had been made regarding early settlement of player's contract and as a result he had left the club.
The New Saints
In September 2010, Partridge joined Welsh Premier League side The New SaintsThe New Saints F.C.
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League...
. In his first six Welsh Premiership matches, he scored six times including a hat-trick on 10 October 2010 against Aberystwyth Town. After his impressive start to the season he was awarded the Welsh Premier's player of the month award for October 2010. In March 2011 he signed a contract extension keeping him with the club until June 2012. In August 2011 it was announced that he had been forced to retire after failing to recover from a persistent knee injury.
International career
Partridge is a former Republic of Ireland Under-18 internationalRepublic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
where he was a member of the team that won the European Under 18 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
The European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
in 1998 beating Germany 4–3 on penalties in the final in Cyprus. He scored for the side in the first group match against Croatia in a 5–2 win, and played in the third match and the final.
He was also capped as an Under-21 international
Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...
. He was called up to the senior Irish international team in November 2002 whilst at Coventry City for a friendly match versus Greece but did not play.
Personal life
Partridge is the brother-in-law of Michael OwenMichael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
and son-in-law of former Chester striker Terry Owen
Terry Owen
Leslie Terence "Terry" Owen is a former professional footballer who played as a striker with several clubs in the 1970s, and is best known as the father of Manchester United striker, Michael Owen....
.
Physiotherapy career
He studied at the University of SalfordUniversity of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
for a degree in Physiotherapy and graduated in 2009 with a first class degree. Following the completion of his Physiotherapy degree, he became a director at a physiotherapy clinic in Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
and also works for Liverpool F.C Academy as a physiotherapist where he oversees the medical department from Under-9 to Under-16 level He is now studying for a 2 year part-time Masters degree in Football Rehabilitation at Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill University is situated in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. It has three faculties: Education, Health and Social Care, and Arts and Sciences.- History :...
which he is due to complete in summer 2011.
Statistics
as at date of retirement - 3 August 2011 - including last competitive game on 21 July 2011| Club | Season | League | FA/ Welsh Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| The New Saints The New Saints F.C. The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club , also known as The New Saints or simply TNS is a full-time-professional British football club representing Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain in Powys, Wales and Oswestry in Shropshire, England . They play in the Welsh Premier League... |
2011–12 2011-12 in Welsh football The 2011–12 season was the 137th season of competitive football in Wales.-Men's national team:The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.-Friendly match:-Euro 2012 qualification:... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Kettering Town Kettering Town F.C. Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08... (Loan) |
2009–10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| MK Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C. .Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire... |
2009–10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
2008–09 | 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 2007-08 in English football The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool... |
37 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Rotherham Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history... |
2006–07 2006-07 in English football The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five... |
33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
2005–06 2005-06 in English football The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether... |
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Coventry Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... (Loan) |
2002–03 2002-03 in English football The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable... |
27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... (Loan) |
2000–01 2000-01 in English football The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons... |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
2004–05 2004-05 in English football The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003–04 2003-04 in English football The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game.... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 2002-03 in English football The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 2001-02 in English football The 2001-02 season was the 122nd season of competitive football in England.-Arsenal cruise to title glory:In what had earlier been one of the most closely fought Premiership title races for years, Arsenal won the championship by seven points. Their crown was won in the penultimate game of the... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 2000-01 in English football The 2000–01 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Manchester United secured their 3rd Premiership title in succession and their 7th title in just nine seasons... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 204 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 233 | 29 | |