Richie Partridge
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| Richie Partridge | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Joseph Partridge | |
| Date of birth | September 12, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2005 2001 2002–2003 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2009 |
Liverpool → Bristol Rovers (loan) → Coventry City (loan) Sheffield Wednesday Rotherham United Chester City |
0 (0) 6 (1) 27 (4) 18 (0) 33 (3) 64 (5) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Richard Joseph "Richie" Partridge (born September 12 1980) is an Irish footballer who is currently without a club after being released by Chester City of League Two. He is the brother-in-law of Manchester United and England striker Michael Owen.
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[edit] Football career
Born in Dublin, Partridge started playing football as a trainee with Liverpool on August 1, 2000. He suffered many injuries during his spell at Liverpool and failed to make a Premier League appearance. However, he played in three League Cup ties for Liverpool, the first being an 8-0 demolition of Stoke City in November 2000.
On March 20, 2001, he was loaned to Bristol Rovers where he made six appearances and scored a goal. The loan deal lasted till May 7, 2001.
While at Anfield, Partridge spent an entire campaign, from September 27, 2002 to April 1, 2003, on loan at Coventry City and was voted fans player of the season 2003-04.[1] Partridge was released by Liverpool F.C. at the back of the 2004-05 season.
Partridge signed for Sheffield Wednesday on a free transfer on July 29, 2005. However on May 4, 2006, it was announced that, after failing to hit a consistent run of form, his contract would not be renewed upon expiry at the end of the season.
He subsequently joined Rotherham on 30 June [2] and played 36 times for the Millers in 2006-07. He was released at the end of the season and subsequently signed for Chester on 21 June.[3]
Partridge made his Chester debut in a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield on August 11, 2007, with his first goal coming against Crewe Alexandra in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy the following month. In the following weeks he enhanced his reputation as a lively winger with an eye for goal, most notably after scoring two very well taken goals in Chester's 2–1 win at Stockport County on October 20. However, he managed just two more goals during the rest of the season season and struggled to establish a first–team starting place in the 2008–09 season, as Chester were relegated from The Football League.
Partridge was a former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international winger.
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Rotherham | 2006-07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2005-06 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Coventry (Loan) | 2002-03 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Bristol Rovers (Loan) | 2000-01 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 2004-05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 6 | |
[edit] Personal life
Partridge is the brother-in-law of Michael Owen and son-in-law of former Chester striker Terry Owen.
