South Yorkshire Times August 21, 1948

Signed with Huddersfield Town

Dearne, too, has every prospect of being the birthplace of yet another first-class footballer:

This time Richard Wright, aged 16, of 75, Frederick Street, Goldthorpe.

Richard, who played with Ings Lane last season, has had a trial with Huddersfield as goalkeeper and has signed as an amateur. Other First Class clubs have been after him but Huddersfield was Richard’s choice