Pitt was an England schoolboy international, played in Sunderland's 1969 FA Youth Cup-winning side, and made his first-team debut in the First Division as a 17-year-old, on 4 March 1969 in a 3–1 defeat away at Coventry City.[2][3] He was part of the Sunderland team, by then playing in the Second Division, which beat Leeds United, FA Cup-holders and in their ninth season as a top-four side,[4] in the 1973 FA Cup Final. After only a few more games, and only in his early twenties, Pitt sustained an apparently minor knee injury which proved to be a cruciate ligament injury and effectively ending his professional career. He went on to play for non-league club Blyth Spartans, and trained as a teacher[3] working at Thornhill School, later becoming assistant head of Duncan House. In 2013, he was working as a mathematics teacher and head of year at SeahamSchool of Technology.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^"Richie Pitt". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
^. The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
^ ab. Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2006.
^"Leeds United". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
^"Bay follow Wearside way". The Northern Echo. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
External linksEdit
Richie Pitt at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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richie, pitt, born, october, 1951, former, professional, footballer, born, ryhope, county, durham, played, football, league, defender, sunderland, part, club, 1973, final, winning, team, personal, informationdate, birth, 1951, october, 1951, place, birthryhope. Richie Pitt born 22 October 1951 is a former professional footballer born in Ryhope County Durham who played in the Football League as a defender for Sunderland 1 and was part of the club s 1973 FA Cup Final winning team Richie PittPersonal informationDate of birth 1951 10 22 22 October 1951 age 71 Place of birthRyhope County Durham EnglandPosition s DefenderYouth career SunderlandSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1968 1975Sunderland126 7 Blyth Spartans Club domestic league appearances and goalsPitt was an England schoolboy international played in Sunderland s 1969 FA Youth Cup winning side and made his first team debut in the First Division as a 17 year old on 4 March 1969 in a 3 1 defeat away at Coventry City 2 3 He was part of the Sunderland team by then playing in the Second Division which beat Leeds United FA Cup holders and in their ninth season as a top four side 4 in the 1973 FA Cup Final After only a few more games and only in his early twenties Pitt sustained an apparently minor knee injury which proved to be a cruciate ligament injury and effectively ending his professional career He went on to play for non league club Blyth Spartans and trained as a teacher 3 working at Thornhill School later becoming assistant head of Duncan House In 2013 he was working as a mathematics teacher and head of year at Seaham School of Technology 5 References Edit Richie Pitt UK A Z Transfers Neil Brown Retrieved 9 November 2009 Player details Richie Pitt The Stat Cat Archived from the original on 31 August 2006 Retrieved 9 October 2009 a b Past Players N Q Sunderland A F C Archived from the original on 4 November 2006 Leeds United Football Club History Database Richard Rundle Retrieved 25 November 2009 Bay follow Wearside way The Northern Echo 28 March 2008 Retrieved 25 November 2009 External links EditRichie Pitt at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in England about a defender born in the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richie Pitt amp oldid 1165397781, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
