Harold Stansfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Stansfield | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardwick, Manchester | ||
| Date of death | 1963 | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897-1898 | Fallowfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1898-1899 | Berry's Association (Harpurhey) | 0 | (37) |
| 1899-1900 | Preston North End | 4 | (1) |
| 1900-1901 | Stockport County | 30 | (3) |
| 1901-1902 | Wigan United | 35 | (28) |
| 1902–1904 | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| 1904-1908 | Tottenham Hotspur | 48 | (9) |
| 1908-1913 | Luton Town | 135 | (25) |
| 1913–when? | Bristol Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Stansfield (Born: 21 July 1878 – 1963) was a professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town and Bristol Rovers.
Career
Born in Ardwick, Manchester,[1] Harold Stansfield first played for amateur side Fallowfield FC (Manchester).[2] He next played for the short lived Berry's Association football club in Lancashire.[3][4][5] Following this he joined Preston North End for a season before the first of two stints at Stockport County.[6] He joined Lancashire League side Wigan United for one season (1901/02) leaving as the top scorer.[7] In the summer of 1902 it was recorded that he joined Stockport County.[4] for the second time.
After Stockport County failed to secure re-election to the Football League Stansfield chose instead to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in 1904.[4] Stansfield debut for Tottenham was also the first game of the 1904–05 season, where Spurs played at home to Fulham and lost 1–0.[8] Stansfield played regularly in the that season, but the following season he played more of a reserve.[4] In all competitions and friendlies Stansfield played a total of 98 games, scoring 16 times.[4]
Luton Town signed Stansfield in 1908 where he played far more games recording a total of 154 appearances and scoring 28 times for the club.[9] He stayed at the club till he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1913, after some struggles he retired from the game.[9]
Stansfield died in 1963.[9]
References
- ^ "Luton Town Football Club - The team for 1909–10" (PDF). Luton Reporter. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via lutontown.co.uk.
- ^ Wigan Observer 19.3.1902 page 8, column 6
- ^ Wigan Observer 19.3.1902 page 8, column 6
- ^ a b c d e Goodwin 1992, pp. 341–342.
- ^ "BERRY'S ASSOCIATION". fchd.info. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Wigan Observer 19.3.1902 page 8, column 6
- ^ Wigan Observer 19.3.1902 page 8, column 6
- ^ Soar 1995, p. 237.
- ^ a b c "Harold Stansfield". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2023.