D. Richards · career
David Richards
Goalkeeper · Dundee Utd · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
The record covers 4 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 105 appearances with 0 goal contributions as a goalkeeper.
His best campaign on record is 2020/21 at Crewe — Season rating 8, 0 goals and 0 assists in 15 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (2 → 5). The gap to his peak is 3 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±2 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Premiership) and kept playing — 17 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | CS | CS% | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Dundee Utd | 17 | 3 | 18% | 18 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Dundee Utd | 38 | 1 | 3% | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Crewe | 41 | 3 | 7% | 20 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Crewe | 32 | 3 | 9% | 36 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Crewe | 15 | 4 | 27% | 37 | 8 |
| 2019/20 | Crewe | 3 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Crewe | 4 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Crewe | 11 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Llanelli | 5 | 0 | 0% | — | — |
Honours
EFL Trophy×2League One×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 17 | 1472 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
17 played23 unused sub· 1472 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 7 | UEFA Europa Conference League | A Rapid Vienna | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 10 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 14 | UEFA Europa Conference League | H Rapid Vienna | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 31 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 23 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 4 | Premiership | H Livingston | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 25 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 29 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 9 | Premiership | A Heart Of Midlothian | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 22 | Premiership | H Falkirk | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 29 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 3 | Premiership | H Rangers | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 13 | Premiership | H Motherwell | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 17 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | Premiership | H Hibernian | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 27 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Dec 30 | Premiership | A Livingston | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 3 | Premiership | H Dundee | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 10 | Premiership | A Celtic | 0-4 | Played | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| Jan 31 | Premiership | H Heart Of Midlothian | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 4 | Premiership | A Hibernian | 2-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 14 | Premiership | A Falkirk | 3-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 21 | Premiership | H Kilmarnock | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 24 | Premiership | H Aberdeen | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Premiership | A Motherwell | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 3 | Premiership | H ST Mirren | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 15 | Premiership | A Dundee | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 22 | Premiership | H Celtic | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 4 | Premiership | A Rangers | 2-4 | Played | 32 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Premiership | H Livingston | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 26 | Premiership | H Dundee | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 2 | Premiership | A Kilmarnock | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 9 | Premiership | A Aberdeen | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| May 12 | Premiership | H Livingston | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 17 | Premiership | A ST Mirren | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 |