Stanley Docking
English footballer
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Stanley Holbrook Docking (13 December 1914 – 27 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left in the Football League for Newcastle United and Tranmere Rovers.[2][5][6]
Full name
Stanley Holbrook Docking[1]
Date of birth
13 December 1914[2]
Date of death
27 May 1940 (aged 25)[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Holbrook Docking[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1914[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chopwell, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 27 May 1940 (aged 25)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Inside left[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933 | Birtley | ||
| 1934–1938 | Newcastle United | 21 | (3) |
| 1938–1939 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 | (7) |
| Hartlepool United | |||
| Total | 52 | (10) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Docking served as an Aircraftman 2nd Class in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] He died of apparent disinfectant poisoning at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 27 May 1940.[3] Docking was buried at Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Newcastle United | 1934–35[7] | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1936–37[7] | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1937–38[7] | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Newcastle United career total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1938–39[6] | Second Division | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Career total | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | ||
