Stan Harland

Infobox Football biography
playername = Stan Harland


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1940|6|19|df=y
cityofbirth = Liverpool
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|2001|8|30|1940|6|19|df=y
cityofdeath = Tintinhull, Somerset
countryofdeath = England
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nickname =
position = Centre Half
youthyears =
youthclubs = New Brighton
years = 1959–1961
1961–1964
1964–1966
1966–1971
1971–1975
1975–1979
clubs = Everton
Bradford City
Carlisle United
Swindon Town
Birmingham City
Yeovil Town
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
120 (20)
077 0(7)
237 0(6)
038 0(0)
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nationalcaps(goals) =
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Stan Harland (19 June 1940 – 30 August 2001) was an English football centre half.

Career

Born in Liverpool, Harland's football career began at local club New Brighton. It was from here that he attracted interest from Everton who signed him in 1959. Harland moved to Bradford City where he scored 20 goals in 120 league games for the club before being transferred to Carlisle United.

Carlisle won promotion to the Second Division in his first season with the club, Harland played in every game. The arrival of Gordon Marsland saw him lose his first team place and he asked for a transfer.

Harland signed for Swindon Town on 29 July 1966, the day before England beat West Germany in the World Cup Final at Wembley, after Swindon manager Danny Williams and chief scout Jack Conley sat outside Carlisle's ground (Brunton Park) overnight to make sure of his signature.cite book | title=Swindon Town Football Club 100 Greats| last=Mattick| first=Dick| date=2002| pages=45| publisher=Tempus Publishing| location=Stroud| id=ISBN 0752427148]

Harland debuted for the team in the first game of the 1966–67 season against Brighton and Hove Albion, a 2–2 draw. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 defeat to Walsall the following season and was voted 1967-68 Player of the Season. His partnerships with Mel Nurse and later Frank Burrows helped Swindon to reach their successes of the 1960s, forming an effective defence. Harland became team captain on Nurse's departure in 1968 after being ever-present in the first team since his début.As captain, he received the League Cup from Princess Michael of Kent after defeating Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in 1969.

Harland lost his captaincy and position to Dave Mackay when he joined Swindon in 1971, manager Fred Ford gave him the role of auxiliary defender but Harland was dropped from the team when Mackay took over Coaching of the club as player-manager. His last game for Swindon was a win away at Burnley on 27 November 1971, he assisted the team in ending a six game run without a victory. Even though he was named Man of the Match, he was sold to Birmingham City for £15,000.

Harland made 38 appearances for Birmingham, helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1972 and reach the FA Cup semi-final of the same year. His career was ended through injury although he moved to become player-manager of Yeovil Town and later worked with Frank Burrows at Portsmouth in a coaching capacity.

Harland was married to an ice-dancing champion and had two daughters, he also often played in the Professional Footballers' Golf Championship. After leaving football he worked in the Supermarket business and continued working up until his death from a heart attack on 30 August 2001 in Tintinhull, Somerset.Cite web|url=http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/2001/9/3/210096.html|title=Town mourn death of cup hero|accessdate=2007-07-14|date=2001-10-03|publisher=Swindon Advertiser]

Honours

*Carlisle United:Third Division Champion 1964-65
*Swindon Town:Second Division promotion winner 1969:League Cup winner 1969:Anglo-Italian League Cup winner 1969:Anglo-Italian Cup winner 1970
*Birmingham City:Second Division promotion winner 1972

References

External links

*soccerbase|3268|Stan Harland
* [http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/Person.asp?PersonID=HARLANDS Player Profile] - Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk
* [http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/harland-stan-tribute.asp Tribute from Yeovil Town F.C.]

Persondata
NAME= Harland, Stan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football (soccer) defender
DATE OF BIRTH= 1940-06-19
PLACE OF BIRTH= Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH= 2001-08-30
PLACE OF DEATH= Tintinhull