Stan Eastham

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Stan Eastham
Personal information
Date of birth(1913-11-26)26 November 1913
Place of birth Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Date of death 10 April 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 83)
Place of death Western Australia, Australia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?-1936 Army Team
1936-1945 Liverpool
1945-1946 Exeter City
1946 Stockport County
1946-? Corinthian Club Brisbane
Perth City
International career
1936 England Amateurs 3 (0)
1936 Great Britain Olympic Called up
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Eastham (born 26 November 1913 in Bolton, England; died 10 April 1997 in Western Australia, Australia) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was part of Great Britain Football squad for the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Career

Eastham was a lance corporal in the King's Own Regiment. [1]

In 1936, he won three caps with England Amateurs. [1] That same year, he was part of Great Britain Football squad for the 1936 Summer Olympics [2] but was an unused substitute for Great Britain two games against China and Poland. [1] In late 1936, while still in the military, Eastham signed an amateur contract to play with Liverpool. [1]

In 1937, Eastham toured Australia, New Zealand, and Ceylon with the England Amateur team. [1] After his release from the military later that year, he signed a professional contract with Liverpool, though World War II impacted his gameplay. [1]

Following World War II, Eastham signed to play with Exeter City, then transferred to Stockport County in 1946, [1] where he made his first league appearance. [3] After 14 games, he moved to Australia to play with Corinthian Club in Brisbane, [3] [4] then with the Perth City club. [1]

Personal life

Eastham was born 26 November 1913 in Bolton, England. [1] [3]

He died 10 April 1997 in Western Australia, Australia. [1]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Olympedia Great Britain in Football". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eastham, Stan". The Grecian Archive. Exeter City Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Stan Eastham for Australia". Gloucester Citizen . 8 November 1948. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023– via "Play Up, Liverpool".
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