 Five days later, he made his Swindon debut during their 3–1 away defeat against Coventry City, replacing Luke Norris in the 63rd minute.He went onto score his first goals for the club a week later in their 4–3 victory over Crewe Alexandra, netting the opener in the 3rd minute, then completing Swindon's comeback in the 89th minute; he was named on the EFL team of the week and shared the EFL Star of the Day award with Timi Elšnik.Following the month of February, in which Richards netted five times in six games, he was named as the EFL League Two Player of the Month for the first time in his playing career.