- Fred Stansfield
Football player infobox
playername = Fred Stansfield
fullname = Fred Stansfield
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1917|12|12
cityofbirth =Cardiff
countryofbirth =Wales
height =
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = ?-1943
1943-1949
1949-1950
clubs = Grange Athletic
Cardiff City
Newport County
caps(goals) = 00? (?)
106 (1)
021 (0)
nationalyears = 1948
nationalteam = Wales
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 (0)
manageryears = 1950-1953
managerclubs = Newport County
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Fred Stansfield (born
12 December ,1917 inCardiff ) is a former Welsh professional footballer.Stansfield had been playing for Grange Athletic when he joined Cardiff City in 1943. Due to
World War II , he did not play a league match until 1946, making his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 defeat by Norwich City. His form during the following season saw him called up for the Wales squad, winning his first cap against Scotland in October 1948. Unfortunately it turned out to be the only time he would play for his country as he suffered a broken leg three months later in a league match against Barnsley. His recovery meant he missed several months and on his return found his place in the Cardiff side taken byStan Montgomery , who managerCyril Spiers had signed from Southend United, and he left to join Newport County. He spent one season playing for the club before being appointed manager atSomerton Park in 1950.After leaving football he owned a newsagents in Whitchurch, Cardiff. [ [http://www.whitchurchandllandaff.co.uk/memories_of_whitchurch__llandaf.htm "Memories of Whitchurch Llandaf"] Whitchurchandllandaff.co.uk Retrieved on
28 April ,2008 ]References
*Cite book
title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City
first = Dean
last = Hayes
publisher = Breedon Books
year = 2006
isbn= 1-8598-3462-0
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