Dorchester Town Football Club are delighted to announce that Taffy Richardson has joined as our new first team assistant manager.
The former Magpies midfielder will be fondly remembered by many supporters from his playing days with the club back in the 1990s with 34 goals in over 200 appearances in black and white.
A non-league legend with a playing career which included over 1,000 competitive matches and an FA Vase winner - captaining and scoring for Wimborne Town in the 1992 final at Wembley - Richardson now returns to The Avenue as part of our backroom staff and will link up with boss and former Magpies teammate Tom Killick again, having worked together at Salisbury and Poole Town.
Boss Tom Killick said: "Taffy is someone I have known for a long time and I have huge respect and affection for - it’s a difficult time for the club at the moment in terms of performances and results, and sometimes it’s good to have a fresh perspective on things and for the players to have a different voice and methodology.
"The appointment has been instigated fully by me and I’m grateful to the club for supporting it."
New Magpies assistant boss Taffy Richardson said: "Leaving Dorchester all those years back is one of my biggest regrets in football, so I couldn’t be more pleased to be back involved.
"On the pitch things are little tough at the moment, but knowing and working with Tom for nearly 40 years and with people like Woodsy, Churchy and Dodge as part of his staff I’m confident that the current position is only temporary.
"Dorchester has always had amazing people involved in the club both on and off the pitch so it is an honour to be back at The Avenue and I’m looking forward to playing a small part in helping the club to move forward."
Welcome back to The Avenue Taffy!
