Sid Stanton

Sidney Horley Stanton (16 June 1923 – 20 February 2005) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town.[4] He played as a defender or wing half.

Sid Stanton
Personal information
Full name Sidney Horley Stanton[1]
Date of birth (1923-06-16)16 June 1923[1]
Place of birth Dudley, England
Date of death 20 February 2005(2005-02-20) (aged 81)[2]
Place of death Dudley, England[3]
Position(s) Defender / Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Birmingham City 0 (0)
194?–1949 Northampton Town 7 (0)
1949–1951 Headington United 48 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stanton was born in Dudley, which was 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.[5][6] He moved on to Northampton Town, where he made seven appearances in the Third Division South between 1947 and 1949.[4] 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.[7] Stanton died in 2005.[1]

References
  1. "Sid Stanton". Rage Online. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  4. "Northampton Town: 1946/47–2010/11". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  5. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 238–40. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  6. Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 276. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  7. "All games played by Sid Stanton". Rage Online. Retrieved 31 August 2015.


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