Richard Witham (4 May 1913 – 1999) was a professional

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who played in the

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Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football. Huddersfield Town we ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

and

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

. He was born in

Bowburn Bowburn is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about to the south-east of Durham, on the A177, between Coxhoe to the south-east, and High Shincliffe to the north-west. It is part of the Cassop-cum-Quarrington parish. Histo ...

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1913 births 1999 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from County Durham Men's association football defenders English Football League players Durham City A.F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players People from County Durham (district) 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1910s-stub