Full name Sidney Horley Stanton Years Team | Date of death 2005 (aged 81–82) Place of birth Dudley, England Name Sid Stanton | |
Date of birth (1923-06-16)16 June 1923 | ||
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Sidney Horley Stanton (16 June 1923 – 2005) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Northampton Town. He played as a defender or wing half.
Stanton was born in Dudley, which was then part of Worcestershire, in 1923. He began his football career with Birmingham City, and played in the various wartime competitions during the Second World War, but made no first-team appearances once competitive football resumed after the war. He moved on to Northampton Town, where he made seven appearances in the Third Division South between 1947 and 1949. In 1949 he joined Headington United, newly admitted to the Southern League, where he spent two seasons, making 51 appearances in all first-team competitions. Stanton died in 2005.