Richard Naylor

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Personal information
Richard Naylor
Full name	Richard Alan Naylor
Date of birth	28 February 1977
Place of birth	Leeds, England
Height	6' 1"
Nickname	Bam Bam, Psycho
Position	Central Defender, Striker
Club information
Current club	Ipswich Town
Number	6
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995 - 2002 2002	Ipswich Town Millwall (loan) Barnsley (loan)	212+105 (41) 2+1(0) 7+1 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1/9/2006.

Richard Naylor (born 28 February 1977 in Leeds) is an English footballer.

He graduated through the Ipswich Town youth academy and is the longest serving player in the current Ipswich Town squad. In 2002 he spent loan spells at Millwall and Barnsley.

The striker switched to a central defender role on manager Joe Royle's advice and has become an important part of the Ipswich defence ever since.

He is often referred to as "Bam Bam" or "Psycho".

On September 1st 2006 he was given a testimonial at Ipswich for 10 years as a professional at the club. 10,000 fans attended the game at Portman Road to see the current Ipswich team play against the Wembley 2000 X1. It finished 3 - 3 with Naylor fittingly scoring a last minute penalty.

[edit] Trivia

Ian Westlake revealed in the Oct/Nov 2006 issue of the Leeds, Leeds, Leeds magazine that "Bam-Bam's a massive Leeds fan - he's got the white rose tatooed on his arm and sings 'Marching On Together' in the shower after training"