Richard John Landon (born 22 March 1970) is an English former

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who played as a

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. He made 83 appearances in the

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for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

and

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

Life and career

Landon combined his job as a part-time player with an office job before entering the professional game. While at his desk, he was told he had phone call waiting from

Peter Shilton Peter Leslie Shilton (born 18 September 1949) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. His 31-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the uni ...

, who had spotted him playing for Bedworth United. He almost did not take the call, believing it to be a wind-up."Richard Landon"
Greens on Screen. Retrieved 5 February 2010. He accepted an offer of a trial from

and impressed, which led to a £30,000 transfer. He scored five goals in his first eight appearances for the club, including a

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in their 8–1 win at

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

on 7 May 1994. The following season was a disappointing one for Landon, having suffered a number of injuries. He scored another seven goals before being sold to

for £150,000. Two spells with

and one with

followed before he finished his career back in

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."Richard Landon"
Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 August 2010. He returned to Stockport County after retiring from playing at

Radcliffe Borough Radcliffe Football Club (formerly Radcliffe Borough) is an English football club based in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, where they play their home games at Stainton Park. The club was formed on 24 May 1949 and currently plays in the National L ...

as the club's

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. He has two sons, Jaidan and Zak and daughter Grace.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landon, Richard 1970 births Living people Footballers from Worthing English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Atherstone Town F.C. players Stratford Town F.C. players Bedworth United F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Cheadle Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Stockport County F.C. non-playing staff