Australian Rules Football Career
Richardson made his senior Australian rules football debut for Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League in 1915 and in a career interrupted by World War I, played 114 games for Sturt, kicking 23 goals.
- 114 games and 23 goals for Sturt 1915, 1919–1920, 1922–1924, 1926–1927
- Captain of Sturt 1920, 1922–1924
- Member of premiership teams for Sturt 1915, 1919 and 1926
- 10 games for South Australia
- State Captain 1923
- Magarey Medal 1920
- Best and Fairest for Sturt 1922, 1923
- Coach of Sturt 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924
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