Richard Barrington Michael Langley (born 27 December 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He started his career with Queens Park Rangers making over 160 league appearances for the club in two spells separated by two seasons with Cardiff City. He went on to play for Luton Town, Bristol Rovers, Thai Premier League side Pattaya United. Having started the 2012–13 season with Hemel Hempstead Town he signed for Conference South side Staines Town, coached by Marcus Gayle, during the season. Born in England, he was capped by Jamaica at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Barrington Michael Langley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1979[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Harlesden, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2003 | Queens Park Rangers | 133 | (18) |
| 2003–2005 | Cardiff City | 69 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Queens Park Rangers | 33 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Luton Town | 29 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Pattaya United | 13 | (0) |
| 2012 | Hemel Hempstead Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Staines Town | 7 | (1) |
| Total | 287 | (31) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Jamaica | 17 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Harlesden, London, Langley rose through the youth system at Queens Park Rangers, signing a professional contract in 1996. One of the highlights of his career at QPR was scoring a hat-trick in an away win over Blackpool in March 2003.[2]
After a trial with Crystal Palace, he signed for Cardiff City in 2003 for an initial fee of £200,000 rising to around £250,000 on appearances. He returned to QPR in August 2005, but was not given a contract extension. He joined Luton on a free transfer a year later, and wore the number 17 shirt for the 2006–07 season. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Luton goal in a 2–2 draw with Stoke City on 19 August 2006.[3]
Langley damaged his cruciate knee ligaments in a pre-season friendly in 2007 and missed almost the entire 2007–08 season, making a solitary appearance in the final game of the season. He left Luton at the end of June 2008 when his contract expired, and joined Bristol Rovers on a short-term contract on 21 November 2008[4]
On 1 July 2009, he started training with Blackpool and played in pre-season games,[5] with Seasiders manager Ian Holloway stating that Langley could be offered a contract if he impressed during a training spell with the club.[6]
On 28 February 2011, he was due at Pittodrie for talks with Aberdeen manager Craig Brown over a deal.
On 14 July 2012, Langley came on as a substitute for Northwood in their 0–0 draw with Chelsea's Under 21 side and played 45 minutes. Three days later, Langley again featured for Northwood this time from the start however, in their 3–2 friendly win over Enfield Town.
Having trained with Northwood over the first few weeks of pre-season, Langley was signed by Southern Football League side Hemel Hempstead in August 2012.[7]
Langley made three appearances for the Tudors in September 2012 including two league games and an FA Cup qualification game against Waltham Forest. However, after making just three league appearances, Langley departed the club a short time later and linked up with Conference South side Staines Town in November 2012, making seven league appearances before departing the club.
International career
editBorn in London, England, Langley qualifies for Jamaica through his father. In 2001 he made his international debut for Jamaica.
References
edit- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Queen Anne Press. p. 240. ISBN 1-85291-662-1.
- ^ "Blackpool 1–3 QPR". BBC. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Luton 2–2 Stoke". BBC. 19 August 2006. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Langley signs short-term deal". Bristol Rovers F.C. 21 November 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Midfield star joins Pool for 'trial'". Blackpool Gazette. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
- ^ "Holloway casts eye over Langley". bbc.co.uk. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Three more for Tudors". Non League Daily. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
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External links
edit- Richard Langley at Soccerbase
- Richard Langley at National-Football-Teams.com
- Official website at officialplayerwebsites.com
