Bill Stanton (footballer)
 Stanton while with Millwall in 1921. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Waymark Stanton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Old Ford, England | ||
| Date of death | 1977 (aged 86–87)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Hackney, England | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1909–1910 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1910–1911 | Gainsborough Trinity | 9 | (0) |
| 1911–1912 | Worksop Town | ||
| 1912–1920 | Rotherham County | 27 | (1) |
| 1916–1917 | → Watford (guest) | 28 | (1) |
| 1917–1919 | → Brentford (guest) | 54 | (5) |
| 1920–1923 | Millwall | 50 | (3) |
| Llanelly | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Waymark Stanton (9 May 1890 – 1977) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Millwall, Rotherham County and Gainsborough Trinity.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Stanton worked as a carpenter and joiner.[5] He served as an Air Mechanic in the Royal Flying Corps (latterly the Royal Air Force) during the First World War.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 1920–21[6] | Third Division | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| 1922–23[8] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 50 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 3 | ||
Honours
[edit]Brentford
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 275. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ a b "Season: 1916/1917". Watford Football Club Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Stanton Bill Millwall 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Bill Stanton on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Millwall Season 20/21 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Millwall Season 21/22 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Millwall Season 22/23 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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- Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- English men's footballers
- Watford F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wing halves
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- 1890 births
- 1977 deaths
- Royal Flying Corps soldiers
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Worksop Town F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Royal Air Force airmen
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs