Lewis Richards

Richards's current-season form is level with last season (Season 3→3), while his Rating held around 26. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 16).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Crawley Town · 15th	1	0	0	6.6	26	3
2025/26	Crawley Town · 22nd	13	0	0	6.82	26	3
2025/26	Bradford	3	0	1	6.5	—	—
2024/25	Bradford · 3rd	22	2	1	6.82	33	15
2023/24	Bradford · 9th	26	0	2	6.83	32	16
2022/23	Harrogate TownLoan · 19th	9	0	0	6.69	28	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season and 8 youth-team spells in the full career.

Republic of Ireland · international

Side	Apps	G
Republic of Ireland U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

L. Richards is a 24-year-old full-back at Crawley Town, rated 26.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (17% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Richards.

On the season, Richards graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.692 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 3 → 3). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 24 Richards is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent

26.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

17%

Minutes

limited game time

2.69

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Crawley Town finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.69

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 17% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 26.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %17%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.692

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.128

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 24, Richards sits on 2.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Richards's projected Rating — 26.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Crawley TownJan 2026 – now

BradfordAug 2023 – Jan 2026

Wolves(back from loan)Jan 2023 – Aug 2023

Harrogate Town(on loan)Nov 2022 – Jan 2023

Wolvesuntil Nov 2022

About L. Richards

Lewis Paul Jimmy Richards is a 24-year-old full-back who plays for Crawley Town, born on October 15, 2001 in Liverpool, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Crawley Town currently sit 15th of 24 in the League Two.

This season

In the current season, L. Richards has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 27 minutes.

L. Richards's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Crawley Town face Bristol Rovers at home in the League Two.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Richards at 26.4 with a Season form score of 5.2. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Premier League Asia Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, L. Richards has totalled 126 club appearances with 2 goals and 5 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 26 appearances for Bradford.

L. Richards's career has also included time at Bradford, Wolves and Harrogate Town.

On the international stage, L. Richards has represented Republic of Ireland U19 — 3 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.