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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Daniel Taundry | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-02-15)15 February 1989 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2013 | Walsall | 169 | (3) |
| 2013 | Pelsall Villa | (2) | |
| 2013–2014 | Worcester City | 17 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Solihull Moors | 30 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Leamington | 120 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:51, 18 December 2017 (UTC) | |||
Richard Daniel Taundry (born 15 February 1989) is a professionalfootballer who last played forNational League North sideLeamington, where he played as both adefender and amidfielder. He is perhaps best known for making 192 appearances forWalsall, the club at which he started his career.
Taundry is a versatile player who can play in a number of positions including right back, right midfield and left back. He progressed through the centre of excellence and youth team atWalsall.[citation needed] He played as a full back the majority of the time in his younger days in the youth and reserves, however when he made the step-up to the first team he was played in midfield while also standing in at left-back on a number of occasions.
Taundry failed to break into the first team during Walsall's title winning 2006–07 season, however he was involved in the youth team's success, despite suffering injuries which kept him out for the majority of the season. Walsall youth team managed to complete an impressive league and cup double.
Taundry made the break through into Walsall's first team during the 2007–08 campaign where manager,Richard Money handed him his debut after coming on as a late substitute forIshmel Demontagnac in the 82nd minute againstLuton Town on 17 November 2007.[1]
During the 2008–09 season, Taundry had a new manager to impress,Jimmy Mullen, who replaced Money, who quit the club towards the end of the 2007–08 campaign.
He was offered a new contract by the club on 10 May 2010.[2] Taundry signed a new one-year contract with Walsall on 6 July 2012.
On 9 May 2013, Taundry was released by Walsall along withGeorge Bowerman,Connor Taylor,Aaron Williams andJake Jones.
Taundry joined local clubPelsall Villa on 5 August 2013 in a bid to keep fit whilst on the lookout for a new club. He registered as a player, allowing him to play in competitive matches for theMidland Combination Premier Division club. His first appearance came as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 loss toBolehall Swifts on 7 August.[3] He scored his first goal for Pelsall Villa on 22 August 2013, the winner in a 4–3 victory againstCoventry Copsewood.[4] He scored again for the club in a win againstPilkington XXX.
In September 2013, following his period atPelsall Villa, Taundry signed forConference North sideWorcester City, joining up with former Walsall teammateAaron Williams.[5] He went on to make a total of 26 appearances for Worcester in the 2013–14 season, 17 of which came in the Conference North. He also scored once for the club, in a 4–0 home win overCoventry Sphinx in theFA Cup on 28 September 2013.[6]
After losing his place in the team to recent signingAaron Brown in a move that saw an upturn in Worcester's league form, Taundry submitted a transfer request.[7]
Taundry joinedSolihull Moors on 7 February 2014.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Walsall | 2007–08[9] | League One | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2008–09[10] | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10[11] | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11[12] | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[13] | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13[14] | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Walsall total | 169 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 192 | 5 | ||
| Pelsall Villa | 2013–14 | MFC – Premier Division | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Worcester City | 2013–14[15] | Conference North | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Solihull Moors | 2013–14[15] | Conference North | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[15] | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Solihull total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Leamington | 2014–15[15] | Conference North | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[16] | SFL – Premier Division | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 1 | 57 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | 43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 53 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18[15] | National League North | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Leamington total | 120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 144 | 4 | ||
| Career totals | 336 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 389 | 9 | ||
