Arthur J Stanley
Arthur J. Stanley was an English 19th century footballer and member of the Clapham Rovers F.C. football club, for whom he played as an outside-forward.
He was a member of the Clapham Rovers team that reached the FA Cup final twice, losing 1–0 to Old Etonians in 1879,[1] going on to win the cup in 1880 with a 1–0 win over Oxford University at The Kennington Oval.[2]
He had previously played for Wanderers making one appearance when he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Westminster School on 21 November 1877.[3]
Honours
- Clapham Rovers
References
- ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England – A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 1-844260-35-6.
- ^ Association Football in Victorian England. p. 58.
- ^ Cavallini, Rob (2005). The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". Dog N Duck Publications. pp. 112, 138–139. ISBN 0-955049-60-1.
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