Stan Williams (soccer, born 1919)

Alfred Stanley Williams (1 May 1919 – 12 June 2007) was a South African football player. Williams played for Aberdeen, Plymouth Argyle and Dundee. He scored the winning goal for Aberdeen in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final, and also appeared in the Scottish League Cup Final during the same season.

Stan Williams
Personal information
Full name Alfred Stanley Williams[1]
Date of birth (1919-05-01)1 May 1919
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death 12 June 2007(2007-06-12) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death Johannesburg,[1] South Africa
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Cape Town Railway
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1949 Aberdeen 72 (20)
1940–1941Dumbarton (wartime guest)[2] 28 (11)
Clyde (wartime guest) ?? (??)
1949–1950 Plymouth Argyle 35 (4)
1950–1952 Dundee 28 (4)
Total 163+ (39+)
International career
1941 Scotland (wartime) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1937-38 Scottish Division One 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
1938-39 5 3 0 0 - - 5 3
1939-40 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
1940-41 Competitive Football

Cancelled Due to WW2

1941-42
1942-43
1943-44
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47 Scottish Division One 23 5 7 6 9 0 39 11
1947-48 17 6 2 0 4 7 23 13
1948-49 26 6 1 0 4 1 31 7
Total 72 20 10 6 17 8 99 34
Dumbarton (wartime guest) 1940-41 Scottish Southern League 28* 11* 0 0 6* 5* 34* 16*
Clyde (wartime guest) - - - - - - - - -
Plymouth Argyle 1949-50 Second Division 35 4 2 1 - - 37 5
Total 35 4 2 1 - - 37 5
Dundee 1950-51 Scottish Division One 21 3 0 0 1 0 22 3
1951-52 7 1 0 0 3 1 10 2
Total 28 4 0 0 4 1 32 5
Career total 163+ 39+ 12+ 7+ 27+ 14+ 202+ 60+

* Unofficial wartime appearances

References

  1. "Stan Williams". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
  3. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. "GoS-DB Players". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. "Stan Williams | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
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