Richard Wombwell (1877 – 1943) was an English footballer.
His regular position was as a forward.
He played for Bulwell, Ilkeston Town, Derby County, Bristol City, Manchester United, Heart of Midlothian, Brighton & Hove Albion, Blackburn Rovers and Ilkeston United.
The highlight of his career came at Brighton when he scored the winning goal in a famous giant killing of Preston North End in 1908.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1870s, is a stub.