Courtney Baker-Richardson

Courtney Baker-Richardson
Baker-Richardson with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
Personal information
Full name Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Coventry, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 9
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Coventry City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 1 (0)
2014 → Ilkeston (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Romulus
2015 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
2015 Redditch United 5 (1)
2015–2016 Kettering Town 18 (3)
2016–2017 Leamington 62 (22)
2017–2020 Swansea City 17 (3)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Barrow 0 (0)
2021 → Barnet (loan) 17 (3)
2021–2022 Newport County 31 (8)
2022–2024 Crewe Alexandra 65 (17)
2024– Newport County 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 22 October 2024 (UTC)

Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Club career

Coventry City

Baker-Richardson made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 7 December 2013 in a 1–1 FA Cup Second Round draw with Hartlepool United, coming on to replace Franck Moussa after 71 minutes.[3]

Non-league

On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan.[4] He made his debut on 22 February 2014, coming on in the 68th minute for Lee Hildreth in the 1–1 draw against Welling United.[5] He subsequently joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Ilkeston on loan in March 2014.[6]

On Friday 7 August 2015, Baker-Richardson signed for Southern League Premier side Kettering Town for the 2015–16 season. However following a bad injury in October that year he was ignored by manager Marcus Law and switched to fellow Southern League Premier team Leamington in February 2016.[7]

After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.[8]

Swansea City

On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.[9] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers[11]

On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[12]

Barrow

On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer.[13] On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season.[14] He was released by Barrow at the end of the season.[15]

Newport County

In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season.[16] He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021.[17] Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[18]

Crewe Alexandra

On 31 May 2022, it was reported that Baker-Richardson was joining Crewe Alexandra, newly relegated to League Two, on a two-year deal.[19] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland on 30 July 2022,[20] and, after again coming on as a second-half substitute, scored his first Crewe goal in the following game, a 3–0 win over Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 6 August 2022.[21] He made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town.[22] Baker-Richardson then scored three times in two home league games, one against Sutton United on 16 August and a first-half brace against Northampton Town on 20 August 2022.[23] He missed Crewe's match at Carlisle United on 1 October 2022 after injuring his leg while playing Xbox,[24] but recovered to play six games in October, scoring once, before sustaining a serious hamstring injury.[25] He eventually returned to first-team action on 4 March 2023, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Sutton United,[26] finishing the season with nine goals in 32 matches.[27]

In the 2023–24 season, Baker-Richardson beat his previous season's tally, scoring ten times in 40 appearances[28] before incurring a dislocated shoulder at the start of Crewe's 1–0 victory over Sutton United at Gresty Road on 12 March 2024,[29][30] ruling him out for six weeks.[31] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's final game of the regular season at Colchester United on 27 April 2024.[32] Having helped the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Baker-Richardson was offered a new contract by Crewe.[33]

Newport County return

On 10 July 2024, Baker-Richardson returned to League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal.[34]

Career statistics

As of 21 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2013–14[35] League One 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2013–14[35][36] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 2 0
Ilkeston (loan) 2013–14[37][38] Northern Premier League Premier Division 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Nuneaton Town 2014–15[39] Conference Premier 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Redditch United 2014–15[40] Southern League Premier Division 5 1 0 0 — 0 0 5 1
Kettering Town 2015–16[41] Southern League Premier Division 18 3 4 3 — 2[b] 1 24 7
Leamington 2016–17[41][42] Southern League Premier Division 17 5 0 0 — 2[c] 2 19 7
2017–18[41][42] Southern League Premier Division 45 17 0 0 — 10[d] 4 55 21
Leamington Total 62 22 0 0 — 12 6 74 28
Swansea City 2017–18 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[43] Championship 17 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 4
2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swansea Total 17 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 21 4
Swansea City U21s 2017–18[44] — — — 4[e] 0 4 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[45] League One 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[e] 1 4 1
Barrow 2020–21[46] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnet (loan) 2020–21[46] National League 17 3 0 0 — 0 0 17 3
Newport County 2021–22[2] League Two 31 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23[27] League Two 29 8 0 0 1 0 2[e] 1 32 9
2023–24[28] League Two 36 9 3 1 1 0 4[f] 0 44 10
Crewe total 65 17 3 1 2 0 6 1 76 19
Career total 222 58 12 5 4 0 26 8 264 71
  1. ^ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Birmingham Senior Cup.
  2. ^ Includes appearance and goal in the Southern Football League Cup and appearance in the Northamptonshire Senior Cup.
  3. ^ Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs.
  4. ^ Includes 5 appearances and 2 goals in the Birmingham Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern Football League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in the Southern League Premier Division play-offs and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy.
  5. ^ a b c Includes appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.
  6. ^ Includes one appearance in the EFL Trophy and three EFL League 2 play-off appearances.

References

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  3. ^ "Hartlepool United 1–1 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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  12. ^ "Courtney joins on loan – Accrington Stanley". accringtonstanley.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
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  17. ^ Baker-Richardson debut
  18. ^ Baker-Richardson first Newport goal
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  21. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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