Richard Philip Malone (born 22 August 1947) is a Scottish former professional footballer. A defender, he appeared for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. After playing for junior side Shotts Bon Accord, Malone started his senior career with Ayr United, for whom he had played 163 league matches and scored twenty goals. He was the only full back at that time to score a hat trick. Malone joined Sunderland in October 1970 and was a Scotland under-23 international (match against France). After leaving Queens he returned to non league football by joining Gateshead.