Where are they now? Leeds United’s last Premier League squad from May 2004

Frazer Richardson

25/11/2007 Coca Cola Football League One. Cheltenham Town v Leeds United. Frazer Richardson. Photo: Glyn Thomas / Offside.

Photo: Glyn Thomas / Offside.

The second player of Leeds’ 2004 Premier League squad still plying his trade in professional football, right-back Richardson.

Now 34, the defender is featuring for Doncaster Rovers in League Two, having appeared six times in all competitions so far this season.

Richardson stayed at Elland Road until the summer of 2009, enduring the devastating blow of Leeds being relegated to League One.

But after more than 160 appearances for the Whites, the defender completed a move to fellow League One outfit Charlton Athletic, where he suffered heartbreak in the Play-Off Final to Swindon Town.

The following summer, Richardson secured a switch to Southampton, where he enjoyed unprecedented success.

The full-back was part of the Saints squad that won remarkable back-to-back promotions from League One and then the Championship, rising back into the Premier League after a personal eight-year absence.

But just seven appearances in all competitions during the 2012-13 term saw Richardson seek pastures new in the summer, joining Middlesbrough and then Rotherham United the following year.

After another three campaigns in the Championship; Richardson opted for another Yorkshire outfit in his experienced career, signing for League Two Doncaster back in August on an initial two-month deal, although his current contract now expires at the end of this month.

Cue retirement?

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