Richard Dryden

Richard Dryden

Starting off as a winger with his first club Bristol Rovers, Stroud born Richard gradually moved back and by the time he had signed on with his eleventh club, Luton Town, he was known as a tough, but skilful centre-half.

Along the way big money transactions had taken him to, amongst others, Notts County, Birmingham and Southampton but he could do little to keep the Hatters in Division Two after signing in February 2001 despite remaining ever present until the end of the campaign.

Richard could not stake a regular place the following season and eventually joined Scarborough and subsequently Worksop Town.

After retiring, Richard coached at several non-League clubs before taking up a post in India at East Bengal FC.