Post by sharky on Jan 31, 2016 0:44:36 GMT
From the BBC's Five stories you may have missed from Saturday's football
www.bbc.com/sport/football/35450785
Barry Richardson became Wycombe Wanderers' oldest player when he came off the bench against Plymouth
A goalkeeping emergency which ended with a 46-year-old putting on the gloves to keep a clean sheet headlines our round-up of Saturday's football action.
Barry Richardson- Preparing for a comeback with a cup of tea
When Barry Richardson agreed to combine his role of Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeping coach with back-up keeper after number one Matt Ingram was sold to QPR, little did he think he would be playing eight days later.
But an injury to Alex Lynch early in their game at Plymouth left the Chairboys with a goalkeeping emergency on their hands and turning to the 46-year-old.
His appearance off the bench came more than a decade after Richardson broke his leg in his last match for Doncaster, and 27 years since he made his senior debut for Scarborough in 1989.
Back then:
- Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister
- Black Box's dance anthem Ride on Time topped Britain's charts
- Michael Keaton was Batman on the big screen
Richardson, older than both his Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth and Plymouth manager Derek Adams, had Argyle's press team scrambling to point out that the majority of their squad were not even born when Richardson first played at Scarborough.
Not anticipating he would be making his first Football League appearance since 2002, the veteran goalkeeper was even pictured having a cup of tea during the team's pre-game warm-up.
Despite the bizarre circumstances surrounding his introduction, he managed to help play-off chasing Wycombe overcome promotion hopefuls Argyle, who had previously netted in every home game this season, 1-0.
"The game is all about opportunity, and what an opportunity Barry Richardson has had this afternoon," Wycombe boss Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"He is now the oldest player to play for Wycombe, and not only did he keep a clean sheet but I think he is the first to do so at Plymouth this season. I won't be looking to start him next week though."
*Moderator Edit by Markqpr - Changed Ingham to Ingram in Thread Title.
www.bbc.com/sport/football/35450785
Barry Richardson became Wycombe Wanderers' oldest player when he came off the bench against Plymouth
A goalkeeping emergency which ended with a 46-year-old putting on the gloves to keep a clean sheet headlines our round-up of Saturday's football action.
Barry Richardson- Preparing for a comeback with a cup of tea
When Barry Richardson agreed to combine his role of Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeping coach with back-up keeper after number one Matt Ingram was sold to QPR, little did he think he would be playing eight days later.
But an injury to Alex Lynch early in their game at Plymouth left the Chairboys with a goalkeeping emergency on their hands and turning to the 46-year-old.
His appearance off the bench came more than a decade after Richardson broke his leg in his last match for Doncaster, and 27 years since he made his senior debut for Scarborough in 1989.
Back then:
- Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister
- Black Box's dance anthem Ride on Time topped Britain's charts
- Michael Keaton was Batman on the big screen
Richardson, older than both his Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth and Plymouth manager Derek Adams, had Argyle's press team scrambling to point out that the majority of their squad were not even born when Richardson first played at Scarborough.
Not anticipating he would be making his first Football League appearance since 2002, the veteran goalkeeper was even pictured having a cup of tea during the team's pre-game warm-up.
Despite the bizarre circumstances surrounding his introduction, he managed to help play-off chasing Wycombe overcome promotion hopefuls Argyle, who had previously netted in every home game this season, 1-0.
"The game is all about opportunity, and what an opportunity Barry Richardson has had this afternoon," Wycombe boss Ainsworth told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"He is now the oldest player to play for Wycombe, and not only did he keep a clean sheet but I think he is the first to do so at Plymouth this season. I won't be looking to start him next week though."
*Moderator Edit by Markqpr - Changed Ingham to Ingram in Thread Title.