R. Richards · career
Rico Dean Scott Richards
Central · Walsall · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
The record covers 4 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 4 clubs — 49 appearances, 4 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Port Vale — Season rating 11, 3 goals and 3 assists in 27 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (4 → 0). The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | WalsallLoan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024/25 | Port ValeLoan | 27 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Stockport CountyLoan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| 2023/24 | Aston Villa U21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Bromwich Albion U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Two×2Premier League Cup×2Championship×2League Two×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFL Trophy | 4 | 270 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| League Two | 10 | 269 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| League Cupat Port Vale | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| League Oneat Port Vale | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
15 played11 unused sub· 622 min, 2g 2a
Played for Walsall and Port Vale this season.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2 | League One | A Rotherham | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 7 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Blackpool | 1-0 | Played | 71 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 23 | League One | H Doncaster | 0-1 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Birmingham | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | League Two | A Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Played | 24 | 6.9 | ||
| Sep 20 | League Two | H Tranmere | 4-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 27 | League Two | A Accrington ST | 3-1 | Played | 8 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Northampton | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 11 | League Two | A Crawley Town | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 2 | FA Cup | A Eastleigh | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | League Two | A Newport County | 4-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 2 | EFL Trophy | A Stevenage | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 2 | 9.0 | |
| Dec 7 | FA Cup | A Gateshead | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 10 | League Two | A Oldham | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 13 | League Two | H Shrewsbury | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 11 | FA Cup | A Norwich | 1-5 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 14 | EFL Trophy | A Northampton | 2-4 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Jan 17 | League Two | A Tranmere | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 27 | League Two | H Crawley Town | 0-0 | Played | 75 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 3 | League Two | A Bristol Rovers | 0-2 | Played | 23 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 7 | League Two | H Barnet | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 18 | League Two | A Grimsby | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 23 | League Two | H Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Played | 31 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 17 | League Two | H Cambridge United | 0-0 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 11 | League Two | H Cheltenham | 0-4 | Played | 26 | 6.5 |