Stan Hanson

Stanley Hanson (27 December 1915 – 24 November 1987) was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole professional career.

Stan Hanson
Personal information
Full name Stanley Hanson[1]
Date of birth (1915-12-27)27 December 1915
Place of birth Bootle, England
Date of death 24 November 1987(1987-11-24) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Bolton, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1956 Bolton Wanderers 384 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Starting off as an amateur with Liverpool and Southport he turned down Aston Villa to sign professional forms for Bolton in October 1935.[2]

He did not make the goalkeepers shirt his own until the 1938–39 season and then his career was interrupted by the Second World War.[2]

He returned to top-flight football and stayed playing with Bolton until he was nearly 40.[1] He was Bolton's keeper in the Matthews' Cup Final. When he retired from football he stayed with the club as coach of the reserve side as well as running the post office near Burnden Park.[2]

Personal life

Hanson was of Norwegian descent and had a brother, Alf, who also played for Liverpool as well as Chelsea.[2][3] He served in the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War.[3]

References

  1. "Stan Hanson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. Ponting, Ivan & Hugman, Barry; The Concise Post War History of Bolton Wanderers; 1994, p.11.
  3. "Stan Hanson". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

Further reading

  • Ponting, Ivan & Hugman, Barry. "The Concise Post War History of Bolton Wanderers". Repvern Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-869833-27-9
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