sentences:  At the end of the 2008–09 season, he was part of the team which secured promotion back to League One with victory in the 2009 League Two play-off Final.Despite suffering ankle ligament damage and a broken toe in April 2010, Richards signed a new two-year contract in July 2010, but his Gillingham career was ultimately ended by a fractured fibula suffered during a 3–1 victory over Barnet on 6 March 2012.Richards was released in May 2012 and made 122 appearances and scored six goals during seasons at Priestfield.