Richard Charles Brittain (7 June 1887 – 31 July 1949) was an English professional footballer who played for Portsmouth, Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Cardiff City.
He thrived under the management of Herbert Chapman and was chosen to represent a Southern Football League XI on five occasions.
[2] In 1911 he signed for Football League side Tottenham Hotspur in an exchange deal involving Walter Tull.
[3] Brittain played for 42 matches for the Lilywhites in all competitions between 1911 and 1913 [4] However, he fell behind Fred Webster and Tom Collins and eventually grew frustrated after being overlooked further for Bill Cartwright when a first team place became available through injury and handed in a transfer request in November 1913.
[2] He returned to the Southern League, joining newly promoted First Division side Cardiff City in 1913 for a club record fee of £1,000.