Dennis Stokoe

Dennis Stokoe

Personal information
Date of birth	(1925-06-06)6 June 1925
Place of birth	Blyth, England
Date of death	4 August 2005(2005-08-04) (aged 80)
Place of death	Chester-le-Street, England
Position(s)	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	North Shields
1947–1948	Chesterfield	0	(0)
1948–1953	Carlisle United	151	(2)
1953–1956	Workington	107	(2)
1956–1957	Gateshead	13	(0)
	Horden Colliery Welfare
Total		271	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dennis Stokoe (6 June 1925 – 4 August 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in Blyth, Stokoe played for North Shields, Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Workington, Gateshead and Horden Colliery Welfare.

Later life and death

Stokoe worked as the chief business reporter on the Newcastle Journal between 1969 and 1990; he died on 4 August 2005.