Thomas Gibb Ritchie (born 2 January 1952) is a Scottish former footballer who made over 440 appearances in the
Football League
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scoring 110 league goals playing as a striker, most notably for
Bristol City.
Career
Born in
Edinburgh
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, Tom Ritchie played locally for Bridgend Thistle in Scotland. Bristol City manager
Alan Dicks signed Ritchie in July 1969.
Ritchie established himself in the Bristol City attack, playing a key role in the club's rise to the First Division by 1976. He stayed with Bristol City until January 1981 when, following City's relegation, he transferred to
Sunderland
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for £180,000. Then followed a loan spell at
Carlisle United. Ritchie returned to Bristol City when manager
Terry Cooper signed him on a free transfer in June 1982 following the club's relegation to the Fourth Division. Ritchie would become one of the few players to play for Bristol City in all four divisions along with
Chris Garland. Ritchie left Bristol City for the second time in December 1984 when signed by former colleague
Gerry Gow for
Yeovil Town in the
Southern League.
References
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Scottish men's footballers
Bristol City F.C. players
Sunderland A.F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
1952 births
Living people
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Men's association football forwards
20th-century Scottish sportsmen
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