Ian Richards (born 5 October 1979)[1] is an English former footballer.
He began his career with Blackburn Rovers but failed to make the first team and moved on to Halifax Town, where he made 24 Football League appearances.
[2] He has since gone on to play for non-league teams Belper Town and Stocksbridge Park Steels.
He is now Vice Principal at Penistone Grammar School.
This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1970s, is a stub.