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Stephen Stonley

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Stephen Stonley
Personal information
Date of birth (1889-09-29)29 September 1889[1]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death September 1967 (1967-10) (aged 78)[1]
Place of death Greenwich, England[1]
Height 5 ft 8+12 in (1.74 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Seaham
Northampton Town
0000–1912 Newcastle City
1912–1913 Woolwich Arsenal 38 (14)
1914–1915 Brentford 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen J. Stonley[3] (29 September 1889 – September 1967) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal as a centre forward.[4] He also played in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Brentford.[3][5]

Personal life

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Stonley served as a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery and later worked at the Royal Arsenal during the First World War.[1][6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1912–13[7] First Division 10 1 0 0 10 1
1913–14[7] Second Division 28 13 1 0 29 13
Total 38 14 1 0 39 14
Brentford 1914–15[5] Southern League Second Division 14 4 3 1 17 5
Career total 52 18 4 1 56 19

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. p. 65.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Woolwich Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 278. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. ^ "Stephen Stonley". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 363. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ "Stephen Stonley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Stephen Stonley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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