James Richardson... he was 95 years old when he passed away on 17 June 2021... served in the Royal Air Force... he moved to Canada in late 1947; he moved from Ontario to British Columbia in 1972...

he was honoured as a BC Soccer Life Member in 2010...

attended Canada Soccer’s 1978 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Football Development Seminar in Victoria, BC (coaches)...

wrote Canada Soccer President William Simpson for the 1969 Annual General Meeting, “on behalf of the Association, I would like here to record our thanks to the (Canada World Cup Qualifying) team for their splendid effort and to Jim Richardson for the excellent job he did as Manager”...

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served as Canada’s administrator for 1968 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers...