James Richardson makes Reading City switch

Attacker has made as switch in the Combined Counties League title race

Cherry Red Records Combined Counties League Premier Division North side Reading City have bolstered their attacking options with the addition of James Richardson.

Richardson, who came through the youth ranks at Ascot United, had returned to the Yellas last season after spells with Chesham United and Chalfont St Peter but now joins up with the Cityzens.

The forward, who was capped as an England Schoolboy, joins Reading in a race for the Premier Division North title against his former club.

𝙈𝘼𝙉𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙍'𝙎 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉

Having finally secured Richardson’s services we spoke to a jubilant Simon Johnson (First Team Manager) who had this to say

🗣️ @simmydembels #UpTheCiteh 💙💛 #rdguk pic.twitter.com/aio4tFUf3K
— Reading City FC (@ReadingCityFC) January 11, 2023

City currently trail Ascot by four points in the title race but have a game in hand – the two sides are due to face each other on Tuesday night.

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Tom Canning is the co-editor of Football in Berkshire. He has played at the lowest possible level of football in the Bracknell Sunday League Fourth Division. In real life Tom is a Freelance Digital Content Producer having spent 20 years at Reach PLC, starting out on the Reading Evening Post - as well as a year with The Cricketer Magazine. He co-founded Football in Berkshire with Darrell Freeland in 2016. He is the former manager of Bracknell Town Ladies Reserves and Binfield Ladies in the Thames Valley Women's League.

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