{"id":25003,"date":"2025-09-01T16:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/?p=25003"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T15:58:10","slug":"welcome-lewis-richardson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/welcome-lewis-richardson\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, Lewis Richardson!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Boreham Wood Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of talented forward Lewis Richardson, who joins the Wood on a permanent basis following his summer departure from Premier League side Burnley. The 22-year-old has put pen to paper on a two-year contract at Meadow Park and will wear number 20 for Luke Garrard&#8217;s side.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Richardson developed through Burnley\u2019s academy and made history in February of 2021 when he became the Clarets\u2019 youngest-ever Premier League debutant, featuring against Tottenham Hotspur at just 18 years and 21 days old. He first trialled with the club aged eight, announcing himself in style with five goals on his under-18 debut against Crewe Alexandra before hitting a hat-trick for the under-23\u2019s against Rochdale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1989-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1989-2.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1989-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1989-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1989-2-125x70.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/>After signing his first professional contract in 2020, Richardson was regularly involved with Burnley\u2019s first-team setup under Sean Dyche, while also gaining valuable senior experience out on loan. 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