Sid Stanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Horley Stanton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dudley, England | ||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 19xx–194x | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 194x–1949 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1949–1951 | Headington United | 48 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sidney Horley "Sid" Stanton (16 June 1923 – 2005) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town.[2] He played as a defender or wing half.
Stanton was born in Dudley, then part of Worcestershire, in 1923.[1] He began his football career with Birmingham City, and played in the various wartime competitions during the Second World War, but made no first-team appearances once competitive football resumed after the war.[3][4] He moved on to Northampton Town, where he made seven appearances in the Third Division South between 1947 and 1949.[2] In 1949 he joined Headington United, newly admitted to the Southern League, where he spent two seasons, making 51 appearances in all first-team competitions.[5] Stanton died in 2005.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Player profiles: Sid Stanton". Rage Online. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Northampton Town: 1946/47–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ↑ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 238–40. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
- ↑ "All appearances for Sid Stanton". Rage Online. Retrieved 8 May 2012.