Leam Nathan Richardson (born 19 November 1979) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Rotherham United.
He made his debut in a 5–0 loss against Queens Park Rangers on 9 August 2003, and scored his first goal for the club against Oldham Athletic in the FA Cup on 6 December 2003.
In January 2012, Richardson became the caretaker manager of Accrington Stanley, after John Coleman departed to join Rochdale.
[11] On 30 April 2013, it was announced that Richardson had left Accrington in order to re-unite with Paul Cook, becoming his new assistant manager at Chesterfield.
[18] Following Wigan's takeover in March 2021, the new owners stated that Richardson would continue in his caretaker manager role until the end of the season.
Richardson confirmed that Cook, who had recently been appointed manager of Ipswich Town, had asked him to join him in Suffolk as his assistant again, but he declined so he could remain at Wigan.
[25] On 10 November 2022, Richardson was sacked as Wigan manager after a run of six losses in seven matches that saw the club fall into the Championship relegation zone.
[27] On 11 December 2023, Richardson was appointed head coach of Championship bottom club Rotherham United on a three-and-a-half-year deal.