Richard Tracey (footballer)

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Personal information
Richard Tracey
Full name	Richard Tracey
Date of birth	July 9, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dewsbury, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Frickley Athletic
Number	Numbering system not in use
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1998-1999 1999 1999-2000 2001-2002 2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-	Sheffield United Rotherham United → Carlsile United (loan) Carlsile United Macclesfield Town Scarborough Bradford Park Avenue Ossett Town Frickley Athletic	00 0(0) 03 0(0) 02 0(0) 49 (11) 33 0(5) 01 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Richard Tracey (born 9 July 1979) is a semi-professional foorballer who currently plays for Frickley Athletic in the Unibond Northern Premier League.

Tracey started his professional career at Sheffield United in 1997. On 5th March 1998 He moved to Rotherham United where he made 1 start and 4 substitute appearances before joining Carlsile United, initially on loan, on 12th March 1999. Tracey appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Plymouth Argyle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlsile Unitedin the Football League. Tracey went on to make 54 starts and 15 sub appearances scoring 15 goals for the Cumbrians.

Tracey joined Macclesfield Town in January 2001 and played for Macclesfield Town 37 times scoring 5 times. On the 8th March 2002 after falling out of favour with then manager David Moss, Tracey signed for Scarborough but made only 1 appearance for the Seadogs before leaving the professional game and moving into semi-pro football.

Tracey has played for several clubs, including Bradford Park Avenue and Ossett Town, and currently plays for Frickley Athletic