Harold Stansfield (footballer)

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.

Harold Stansfield
Personal information
Full name Harold Stansfield
Date of birth (1878-07-21)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

Born 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

  1. "Luton Town Football Club - The team for 1909–10" (PDF). Luton Reporter. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2023 via lutontown.co.uk.
  2. Goodwin 1992, pp. 341–342.
  3. "BERRY'S ASSOCIATION". fchd.info. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. Soar 1995, p. 237.
  5. "Harold Stansfield". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

Bibliography

  • 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.
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