Richard Hope (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Paul Hope | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in / 1.88 m | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
- This article is about the footballer. For the actor, see Richard Hope (actor).
Richard Paul Hope (born 22 June 1978 in Stockton) is an English footballer is a free agent after being released by Shrewsbury Town. He is a defender.
Football career
Hope began his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers but never played a match for the Lancashire club. A month's loan spell at Darlington brought him his first league experience. He played five Div.3 (IV) matches before the deal was made permanent, signing on a free transfer.
He was a regular for Darlington for the following season-and-a-half, but fell out of favour in the first half of the 1998-99 season. Another loan spell followed, but this time he was only on loan a week before the move was made permanent.
He spent four-and-a-half years at his new club Northampton Town, where he clocked up over 150 appearances. Northampton were a Division Two club for three seasons and were in Division Three for one season during his time there.
Leaving to join Division Three club York City in August 2003, Hope was a regular, but spent the whole season on a rolling monthly contract. Relegation came for York, and Hope decided to join Chester City for 2004-05.
He made 28 appearances in the newly-named League Two before joining Shrewsbury on free transfer. He has become a first-choice regular for the Shropshire club. Hope was released by Shrewsbury at the end of the 2006-07 season on 29 May 2007.[1] Hope joined Wrexham on 3 June 2007 following his release by Shrewsbury.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Shrewsbury release defensive duo". BBC Sport. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Wrexham add Hope to new recruits". BBC Sport. 2007-06-03. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
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External links
- Richard Hope at Soccerbase