Born: Abercanaid, 11 August 1905
Died: Wolverhampton, 30 September 1956
Position: Winger
Nationality: Welsh
International caps: 1
International goals: 0
Signed: 1 July 1931 from Coventry City
Fulham debut: Fulham 5-3 Coventry City, 29 August 1931
Fulham appearances: 80
Fulham goals: 7
Fulham honours: Division Three South champions (1931/32)
Sold: 1 August 1935 to Brighton and Hove Albion
Outside right Billy Richards made 80 appearances for Fulham – scoring seven goals – between 1931 and 1935. The Whites won the Third Division South title in his first season at Craven Cottage. He became the club’s first Welsh international when he won his only senior cap in a 4-1 victory against Northern Ireland at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham in December 1932..
