Stan Seymour, Jr.

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Stan Seymour, Jr. was the son of the legendary Stan Seymour, Sr. and former chairman of Newcastle United.

Biography

Seymour, Jr.'s legendary father played for Newcastle United and then joined the board of directors after the Second World War. He was also manager of the club with the Directors Committee from 1938-58 during three spells and at the helm when they won the FA Cup in 1951 and 1952.

On behalf of his father's success, Seymour, Jr. went on to the board of directors. He soon proved he was his own man. However, by 1981 Newcastle United were heavily in debt, crowds were at an all-time low and the future looked very bleak. Arthur Cox had been brought in as manager but was having a tough time with the cash-strapped club.

In March 1981, after a board reshuffle, Seymour, Jr. emerged as the new chairman and immediately addressed United's shambolic finances. The first move was to slap an immediate spending freeze on manager Arthur Cox, at the same time shutting out a possible takeover bid by ambitious millionaire Ernie Clay.

Then, in August 1982, Newcastle United announced a coup which astounded the footballing world, the first arrival of the player Kevin Keegan on Tyneside. Geordies went crazy when the then England skipper flew into Newcastle Airport. Keegan's £100,000 transfer fee from Southampton, which was found thanks to the help of Newcastle Breweries, transformed Arthur Cox's team into a winning formula, one that eventually took the club back to the First Division. In deals which eventually brought spending to £275,000 Keegan, Terry McDermott and David McCreery all arrived on Tyneside. With Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle complementing Keegan as the Newcastle United spearhead, crowds in the ground reached an average of 30,000.

United were flying and gained promotion in 1984 with Keegan retiring after the last match of the season. But again, United's ability to go wrong when they seemed to be going right returned and Arthur Cox resigned amid a contract row. This saddened Seymour, Jr. as he had been one of the main supporters of the manager. Newcastle United now struggled on with a succession of managers, including Jack Charlton. Eventually the boardroom revolution steered by Sir John Hall removed Seymour, Jr. from his position as chairman. He eventually became president of the club.

He died in 1992 at Birmingham after attending a Newcastle United fixture, which they won.cite news | title = One of Toon's favourite sons | url = http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/history-newcastle-north-east/tm_headline=one-of-toon-s-favourite-sons&method=full&objectid=19236061&siteid=50081-name_page.html | publisher = chroniclelive.co.uk |date = 2007-06-02 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 ]

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