David Richards

Richards's current-season form is level with last season (Season 4→5), while his Rating held around 18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 8).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Dundee Utd · 7th	17	3	18%	6.64	18	5
2024/25	Dundee Utd · 4th	38	1	3%	7.1	19	4
2022/23	Crewe · 13th	41	3	7%	6.49	20	6
2021/22	Crewe · 24th	32	3	9%	6.88	36	2
2020/21	Crewe · 12th	15	4	27%	6.79	37	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

D. Richards is a 32-year-old goalkeeper at Dundee Utd, rated 17.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 212th of 233 on scout potential in the Premiership. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (43% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Richards.

Judged on this season alone, Richards graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 16 of the 16 goalkeepers in the Premiership, on 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 15th of 16 of the 16 goalkeepers in the Premiership. At 32 Richards is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25

Current potential15th of 16 goalkeepers · Premiership Current season13th of 16 goalkeepers · Premiership13th-best goalkeeper in the Premiership212th in the Premiership · potential15th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premiership

17.5

Ratingi

15th of 16 goalkeepers

4.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

43%

Minutes

rotation minutes

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

18%

CS rate

43%

Minutes

3 clean sheets in 17 appearances (18% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 43% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.5, Richards carries the 15th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premiership of 16. A rotation minutes keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %43%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.061

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Richards sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Richards's projected Rating — 17.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Chances created2

Passes468

Possession

Duels won4

Duels won %66.7%

Fouls won3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

RRichards Dave2026/27 – nowFree

Dundee Utd2024/25 – 2026/27Free

ST Johnstone(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Crewe2015/16 – 2023/24Free

Bristol Cityuntil 2015/16

About D. Richards

David Richards is a 32-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Dundee Utd, born on December 31, 1993 in Abergavenny, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Wales. Dundee Utd currently sit 7th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, D. Richards has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,472 minutes, averaging a 6.51 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When D. Richards plays, Dundee Utd's record this season is 4W-7D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 6.42 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at ST Mirren (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 12, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Livingston (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Aberdeen (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Kilmarnock (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Dundee (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Livingston (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Rangers (32 minutes, 6.3 rating)
January 10, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Celtic (90 minutes, 6 rating)
January 3, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Dundee (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 30, 2025: 3-1 win away at Livingston (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Richards at 17.5 with a Season form score of 4.9, ranking 212th of 233 goalkeepers in the Premiership. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the League One and the EFL Trophy. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, D. Richards has totalled 166 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 41 appearances for Crewe.

D. Richards's career has also included time at RRichards Dave, ST Johnstone, Crewe and Bristol City.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 7th of 12 · a mid-table side

Watch points