Richard Gaskell

Richard Gaskell

Personal information
Full name	Richard Halliwell Gaskell
Date of birth	(1905-10-11)11 October 1905
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Date of death	23 June 1983(1983-06-23) (aged 77)
Place of death	Skelmersdale, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1928	Wigan Borough	3	(1)
1928	Nelson	3	(0)
1928–1929	Westhoughton Collieries	?	(?)
1929	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
1929–1930	Darwen	?	(?)
1930–1931	Chorley	?	(?)
1931–1932	Parbold	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Halliwell Gaskell (11 October 1905 – 23 June 1983) was an English association footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Wigan, he started his career with Football League Third Division North side Wigan Borough in September 1926. Two years later, Gaskell joined fellow Third Division North club Nelson on a free transfer. One of several new players signed by Nelson during the 1927–28 campaign, he made his debut for the club in the 0–3 defeat away at Durham City on 4 February 1928. Gaskell struggled to make an impact at Seedhill and played just two more matches for Nelson, his final appearance coming in the 0–4 loss to New Brighton on 3 March 1928. He left the club at the end of the season and had a spell with Westhoughton Collieries before returning to the Football League with Bolton Wanderers in February 1929.

Gaskell moved to Darwen in August 1929 and went on to play for Chorley and Parbold before retiring in 1932. Outside of football, he worked as a schoolteacher and was the assistant headmaster at Highfields Secondary Boys' School in Wigan.

References

• Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 98. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.