| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Andrew Dryden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1969[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stroud, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1987 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987–1989 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | (0) |
| 1988–1989 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1989–1991 | Exeter City | 86 | (13) |
| 1991 | → Manchester City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Notts County | 31 | (1) |
| 1992 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Birmingham City | 48 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Bristol City | 37 | (2) |
| 1996–2001 | Southampton | 47 | (1) |
| 1999 | → Stoke City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Stoke City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Luton Town | 23 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Scarborough (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Scarborough | 22 | (1) |
| 2003 | Worksop Town | ||
| 2003–2007 | Tamworth | 23 | (2) |
| 2007 | Shepshed Dynamo | ||
| Total | 376 | (21) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Worcester City | ||
| 2015–2016 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||