Richard Twiss
Personal information
Full name Richard Twiss[1]
Date of birth (1909-11-11)11 November 1909[1]
Place of birth Ashton-in-Makerfield, England[1]
Date of death 1970 (aged 60–61)[1]
Place of death Ashton-in-Makerfield, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Chorley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1933 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
1933–1934 Port Vale 1 (0)
1934–1939 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 4 (0)
Total 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Twiss (11 November 1909 – 1970) was an English footballer who played for Chorley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Career

Twiss played for Chorley and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in August 1933.[1] His only Second Division appearance came at centre-forward in a 2–1 loss to Hull City at Anlaby Road on 2 April 1934.[1] He was handed a free transfer away from The Old Recreation Ground the following month, at the end of the 1933–34 season.[1] He moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1932–33 First Division 00000000
Port Vale 1933–34 Second Division 10000010
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 1934–35 Third Division South 10000010
1935–36 Third Division South 30001040
1936–37 Third Division South 00000000
1937–38 Third Division South 00000000
1938–39 Third Division South 00001010
Total 40002060
Career Total 50002070

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Boscombe. £4,000 stand". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Richard Twiss at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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