Richard Liburd (born 26 September 1973) is an English footballer who is a defender who last played for Hucknall Town. He previously played league football with Middlesbrough, Bradford City, Carlisle United, Notts County and Lincoln City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard John Liburd | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Eastwood Town | ||
| 1993–1994 | Middlesbrough | 41 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Bradford City | 79 | (3) |
| 1998 | Carlisle United | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Notts County | 154 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Lincoln City | 24 | (0) |
| 2004 | Eastwood Town | ? | (?) |
| Boots Athletic | |||
| Basford United | |||
| 2008–?? | Hucknall Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 7 November 2008 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Nottingham, Liburd started out his football career as a youth trainee with Nottingham Forest. Released at the end of his two-year training period, he joined Eastwood Town. Rapidly making an impression at Eastwood, he joined Middlesbrough, on trial, in early 1993, completing a £72,500 transfer in March 1993.[1] He played 41 games for 'Boro' until his next move was to join Bradford City for £200,000 in July 1994. He was a key member of the Bantams for more than three years, helping them to promotion from Division Two in 1995–96 before he left to join Carlisle United after 79 games at Valley Parade. His career took him to Notts County and Lincoln City before he returned to Eastwood.[2]
His return lasted less than a season and Liburd was out of regular football until he joined Nottinghamshire Senior League club Boots Athletic in September 2006.[3] He moved on to Basford United before departing in January 2007.[4] In July 2007, he had an unsuccessful trial with Hucknall Town, appearing in a pre-season friendly against Carlton Town.[5] However, in November 2008 he was signed for Hucknall by the new director of football Brian Chambers.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Calling All Boro Brains!". Middlesbrough F.C. Official Web-site. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ "Liburd returns to his roots". NonLeagueDaily.com. 5 July 2004. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Liburd coup for Boots". NonLeagueDaily.com. 25 September 2006. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Basford can't fit in a former Middlesbrough star!". NonLeagueDaily.com. 25 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hero Bacon back at Town". Hucknall Dispatch. 20 July 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ Thomas, Rhys (7 November 2008). "Liburd is Chambers' first signing". Hucknall Dispatch. Retrieved 7 November 2008.