Richard Leadbeater

Richard Leadbeater
Personal information
Full name Richard Paul Leadbeater[1]
Date of birth (1977-10-21) 21 October 1977[1]
Place of birth Dudley, England[1]
Position Forward[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0)
1997–1998 → Hereford United (loan) 5 (7)
1998–1999 Hereford United
1999–2001 Stevenage Borough 39 (7)
2001 Hednesford Town 5 (0)
2001–2002 Nuneaton Borough 11 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Paul Leadbeater (born 21 October 1977) is an English retired footballer, who played as a forward.[3] He is now an ordained minister in the Church of England.[4]

In September 2024, Leadbeater was appointed Senior Pastor of Dundonald Church, a large Conservative Evangelical church in Raynes Park, South West London.[5]

While playing part-time, Leadbeater began a theology degree at the University of Birmingham.[6] Leadbeater retired from football aged 26 to pursue full-time Christian ministry.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Richard Leadbeater". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ↑ Divine goals for ex-Bulls striker worcesternews.co.uk
  3. ↑ When Football Comes Second Striker Answered Higher Calling wolvesheroes.com
  4. ↑ "My Hereford United United: Richard Leadbeater". Your Herefordshire.
  5. ↑ Malooly, Adam (24 April 2024). "Dundonald Church Appoints New Senior Pastor". Co-Mission. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Former Hereford United star, Richard Leadbeater, becomes a vicar". Hereford Times.
  7. ↑ ""My Hereford United Story"". Your Herefordshire . com. Retrieved 21 November 2024.


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