Terry Stoddart
English footballer
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Terence Stoddart (28 November 1931 – October 2014) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Darlington and York City. He was also on the books of Newcastle United without playing for their first team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Terence Stoddart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1931[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | October 2014 (aged 82)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne,[1] England | ||
| Position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1954 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1954–1956 | Darlington | 8 | (0) |
| 1956–1957 | York City | 3 | (0) |
| – | Poole Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stoddart was born in Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] He represented Northumberland at youth level,[2] and began his club career in Newcastle United's nursery team.[3] He played for the club's reserve team for several years,[4][5][6] but never for the first team, and in May 1954 he moved on to Third Division North club Darlington.[7] He played only infrequently over two seasons, then spent a season with divisional rivals York City, again playing rarely,[1] before moving into non-league football with Poole Town.[8]
