Richard Twiss (footballer)

Richard Twiss
Personal information
Full name	Richard Twiss
Date of birth	11 November 1909
Place of birth	Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Date of death	1970 (aged 60–61)
Place of death	Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Half-back
Youth career
	Chorley
Senior career*
Years	Team
1932–1933	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1933–1934	Port Vale
1934–1939	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Twiss (11 November 1909 – 1970) was an English footballer who played for Chorley, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.

Career

Twiss played for Chorley and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in August 1933.^[1] His only Second Division appearance came at centre-forward in a 2–1 loss to Hull City at Anlaby Road on 2 April 1934.^[1] He was handed a free transfer away from the Old Recreation Ground the following month, at the end of the 1933–34 season.^[1] He moved on to Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3]
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1932–33	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	1934–35	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1935–36	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	1936–37	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1937–38	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1938–39	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
Career total			5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 295. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Boscombe. £4,000 stand". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xii – via Newspapers.com.
^ Richard Twiss at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)