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One of the few products of the Oxford United youth academy (for whom he made 45 appearances before leaving at the age of 22) to appear for Swindon, Ricketts joined the Robins on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the final two months of the 2015 season. With 52 Wales caps and more than 450 professional appearances under his belt, he brought a huge amount of experience to the centre of Town’s defence as Mark Cooper’s side attempted to get over the line for promotion to the Championship. It didn’t quite work out that way - in Ricketts’ twelve games, Town conceded 28 goals, keeping only one clean sheet. That run included six games in which they conceded three or more, including a 3-0 defeat on his debut against MK Dons at home, an incredible 5-5 game against Sheffield United in the playoffs and the 4-0 defeat to Preston at Wembley, when Ricketts was the man introduced in the fifth minute to replace injured captain Nathan Thompson. He did score in the playoffs though - a header which was the first of Town’s seven over two legs against Sheffield United. After his loan expired, he signed for Coventry City with whom he played until retiring from football with a knee injury in November 2016. He moved into coaching with Celtic and Wolves and later managed Wrexham and Shrewsbury. PLAYING RECORD:
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