Richard Barrington Michael Langley (born 27 December 1979) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. He started his career with

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making over 160 league appearances for the club in two spells separated by two seasons with

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. He went on to play for

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...

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side Pattaya United. Having started the 2012–13 season with Hemel Hempstead Town he signed for

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side Staines Town, coached by

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, during the season. Born in England, he was capped by

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at international level.

Club career

Born in

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, London, Langley rose through the

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, signing a professional contract in 1996. One of the highlights of his career at QPR was scoring a hat-trick in an away win over

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in March 2003. After a trial with

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, he signed for

in 2003 for an initial fee of £200,000 rising to around £250,000 on appearances. He returned to QPR in August 2005, but was not given a contract extension. He joined Luton on a free transfer a year later, and wore the number 17 shirt for the 2006–07 season. He scored his first and what turned out to be only Luton goal in a 2–2 draw with

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on 19 August 2006. Langley damaged his cruciate knee ligaments in a pre-season friendly in 2007 and missed almost the entire 2007–08 season, making a solitary appearance in the final game of the season. He left Luton at the end of June 2008 when his contract expired, and joined

on a short-term contract on 21 November 2008 On 1 July 2009, he started training with

and played in pre-season games, with ''Seasiders'' manager

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stating that Langley could be offered a contract if he impressed during a training spell with the club. On 28 February 2011, he was due at Pittodrie for talks with

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manager Craig Brown over a deal. On 14 July 2012, Langley came on as a substitute for Northwood in their 0–0 draw with Chelsea's Under 21 side and played 45 minutes. Three days later, Langley again featured for Northwood this time from the start however, in their 3–2 friendly win over

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. Having trained with Northwood over the first few weeks of pre-season, Langley was signed by

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side

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in August 2012. Langley made three appearances for the Tudors in September 2012 including two league games and an FA Cup qualification game against

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. However, after making just three league appearances, Langley departed the club a short time later and linked up with

side Staines Town in November 2012, making seven league appearances before departing the club.

International career

Born in London, England, Langley qualifies for Jamaica through his father. In 2001 he made his international debut for

References

External links

* * * at officialplayerwebsites.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Langley, Richard 1979 births Living people People from Harlesden English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Black British sportsmen Jamaican men's footballers English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Brent Men's association football midfielders Jamaica men's international footballers Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Richard Langley Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players English Football League players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand