Bert Stansfield
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Littleborough, Lancashire | ||
| Date of death | 1938 (aged 63–64) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1908–1910 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1910–1915 | Norwich City | ||
| 1926 | Norwich City | ||
James Burton "Bert" Stansfield (1874 – 1938) was a British footballer and Football Manager who managed the English football clubs Carlisle United (1908–10) and Norwich City (1910–15 and 1926).
Stansfield was born near Littleborough, Lancashire, in 1874.[1] He was the eldest son of Abraham Stansfield (b.1853) and Mary Ann Stansfield née Riley (b.1859). Abraham was a descendant of the Stansfield family of Stansfield, Yorkshire.[2] His siblings were Amelia Stansfield (b.1872) and Ernest Stansfield (b.1876). His father, Abraham Stansfield, was born in Walsden, and his mother was born in Stacksteads. In the 1881 Census (taken on 3 April 1881), the family were living with Mary Ann’s mother, Jane Riley (b.1825), in Old Tunstead Road, Newchurch. By the 1891 Census (taken on 5 April 1891), Mary Ann was deceased, and her widower and children were living in Brandwood Road, Spotland. James, aged 16, was employed as a cotton weaver.[3]
