Sid Stanton
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sidney Horley Stanton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dudley, England | ||
| Date of death | 20 February 2005 (aged 81)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dudley, England[3] | ||
| Position | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 194?–1949 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1949–1951 | Headington United | 48 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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]
