Full name Felix Staroscik Name Felix Staroscik Role Footballer | Place of death Bedford, England Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1920-05-20)20 May 1920 Date of death 7 August 2009(2009-08-07) (aged 89) Died August 7, 2009, Bedford, United Kingdom | ||
Felix Staroscik (20 May 1920 – 7 August 2009) was a Polish footballer who played as a winger for Third Lanark, Northampton Town and Bedford Town.
Born in Silesia, Poland, Staroscik played football for the Polish Army. By the end of the Second World War, he had moved to England as a refugee. He signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers as an amateur, but failed to make a first team appearance before transferring to Scottish side Third Lanark. He turned professional with the club, and went on to score 33 goals in 81 appearances before joining Northampton Town in July 1951.
Although he was a leading goalscorer for the reserves, Staroscik was unable to keep a regular place in the first team at Northampton. During his four-year spell at the club, he made 49 league appearances, scoring 19 goals, before moving to Bedford Town in 1955. At Bedford, Staroscik played a role in the club's 1955–56 FA Cup run, where they reached the Third Round before narrowly losing to First Division side Arsenal. Staroscik retired in 1958 and joined the coaching staff at Bedford, but came out of retirement to play for Potton United during the 1959–60 season.