fullname years death_date youthyears clubs birth_place caps goals position birth_date article_title name
sidney horley stanton -- 194 ? -- 1949 1949 -- 1951 2005 1923 -- northampton town headington united dudley , england 0 7 48 0 0 1 defender / wing half 16 june 1923 sid stanton
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sidney horley stanton -lrb- 16 june 1923 -- 2005 -rrb- 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 .
