Arthur Stanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Bloxwich, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Bloxwich Strollers | ||
| 1913–1918 | Birmingham | 6 | (0) |
| 1918–19xx | Oldbury | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Arthur Stanton (1892 – after 1917) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham.[1]
Stanton was born in Bloxwich, Staffordshire. He played for Bloxwich Strollers before joining Birmingham in April 1913 as cover at full back.[2] He made his debut in the Second Division on 3 January 1914, deputising for Frank Womack at left back in a home game against Notts County which Birmingham won 2–1. Over the next two seasons he played five times more, in each case standing in for Womack or his full-back partner Billy Ball.[3] Described as a solid, powerful defender who lacked pace,[2] Stanton did not play for the club during the First World War,[4] and returned to local football with Oldbury in 1918.[2]
References
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 248. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, pp. 160–61.
- ↑ Matthews, pp. 233–35.