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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Stansfield | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Ardwick, Manchester | ||
| Date of death | 1963 | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Berrys | 0 | (0) | |
| Preston North End | 0 | (0) | |
| 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 | |||
Career
editBorn in Ardwick, Manchester,[1] Stansfield first played for the short lived Berrys football club in Lancashire.[2][3] He then joined Preston North End and was at the club till 1902 when it was recorded that he joined Stockport County.[2]
After Stockport County failed to secure re-election to the Football League Stansfield chose instead to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in 1904.[2] 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.[4] Stansfield played regularly in the that season, but the following season he played more of a reserve.[2] In all competitions and friendlies Stansfield played a total of 98 games, scoring 16 times.[2]
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.[5] He stayed at the club till he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1913, after some struggles he retired from the game.[5]
Stansfield died in 1963.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Luton Town Football Club - The team for 1909–10" (PDF). Luton Reporter. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via lutontown.co.uk.
- ^ a b c d e Goodwin 1992, pp. 341–342.
- ^ "BERRY'S ASSOCIATION". fchd.info. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Soar 1995, p. 237.
- ^ a b c "Harold Stansfield". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.