Stan Lynn

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stan Lynn
fullname = Stanley Lynn
dateofbirth = birth date|1928|6|18|df=y
cityofbirth = Bolton
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2002|04|29|1928|6|10|df=y
cityofdeath = Birmingham
countryofdeath = England
height = height|ft=5|in=10
position = Right back
youthyears = 1944–1945
1945–1947
youthclubs = Whitworth's
Accrington Stanley
years = 1947–1950
1950–1961
1961–1966
1966–1968
clubs = Accrington Stanley
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Stourbridge
caps(goals) = 035 0(2)
281 (36)
131 (26)

Stanley "Stan" Lynn (18 June 1928 – 29 April 2002) was an English professional association footballer who played as a right back. He made nearly 450 appearances in the Football League for Accrington Stanley, Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Nicknamed "Stan the Wham", he was renowned for his powerful right-footed shots which came from his "Booming Boots".

Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Lynn was a tough-tackling right-back who started his career at Accrington Stanley in July 1947. He played only 35 league games for the club before Aston Villa stepped in with a £10,000 bid in March 1950.

He established himself in the Villa team in 1954, and was a regular fixture in the side until 1960. He helped Villa win their seventh FA Cup in 1957, the Second Division championship in 1960, and the 1961 League Cup. Playing against Sunderland in January 1958, Lynn became the first full-back to score a hat-trick in a top-flight match.

He transferred to Villa's arch-rivals Birmingham City in October 1961, by which time he had lost much of his pace. He went on to play nearly 150 games for the club, helping them to their first major trophy, the 1963 League Cup, defeating former club Aston Villa in the final, and in the 1964–65 season finished as Birmingham's joint leading scorer. [cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 200 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9]

Lynn joined Stourbridge for a couple of seasons before retiring in 1968. He still made appearances for Aston Villa All Stars, a charity fundraising team of former players, until 1985. [Matthews, p. 108.] He worked in the toolroom stores at Lucas in Birmingham until his retirement. He was twice married, had two children,and he also had 5 grand children. and died of Alzheimer's disease in a Birmingham nursing home at the age of 73. [cite news
url=http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2002/5/2/619582.html |title=Fans mourn Stan the Wham |work=Bolton Evening News |date=2002-05-02 |accessdate=2008-01-24]

Honours

with Aston Villa
*FA Cup winner 1957 FA Cup Final
*Second Division championship 1959–60
*League Cup winner 1961

with Birmingham City
*League Cup winner 1963

References

External links

* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/stanlynn.htm Profile] at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.

Persondata
NAME = Lynn, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lynn, Stanley
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1928-06-18
PLACE OF BIRTH = Bolton, England
DATE OF DEATH = 2002-04-29
PLACE OF DEATH = Birmingham, England