Jack Stansfield

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Jack Stansfield
Personal information
Date of birth 1896
Place of birth Bradford, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Bradford (Park Avenue)
Castleford Town
1919–1922 Bradford City 2 (0)
1922 Hull City 11 (0)
Castleford Town
Total13(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack Stansfield (born 1896) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left.

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Career

Born in Bradford, [1] Stansfield spent his early career with Bradford (Park Avenue) and Castleford Town. [2] He signed for Bradford City in August 1919, [1] making 2 league appearances for the club, [3] before signing for Hull City in January 1922. [1] At Hull he made 11 league appearances before returning to Castleford Town. [4]

His great-grandson James Stansfield was also a footballer; both played for Bradford (Park Avenue). [5]

Sources

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, p. 407
  2. Jack Stansfield at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. Frost, p. 388
  4. "Players". TigerBase. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  5. "Stansfield Treads In Great-Grandfather's Footsteps". Non-League Daily. 17 February 2003. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2019.