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Stan Cullis

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

 one captaincy, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 2: A 0
100% successful
1939

disciplined: none
minutes played as captain: 90

Profile
Full name Stanley Cullis
Born 25 October 1916 in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [registered in Wirral, December 1916].
Attended Cambridge Road School, Ellesmere Port.

census notes

Cannot be found on the 1939 register.

Died 28 February 2001 in Malvern, Worcestershire, aged 84 years 136 days [registered in Malvern, March 2001].
Height/Weight 5' 10", 11st. 8lbs [1939].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com

Club Career
Club(s)

Started his career playing with Ellesmere Port schools and joined Ellesmere Port Wednesday FC, from where he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in February 1934. Guested for Irish side Glentoran FC in 1942. After 152 league appearances, in which he scored twice, he announced his retirement from playing on 30 May 1947, however, following a caution in April 1947 against Manchester United FC, he was suspended by the FA on 3 July for fourteen days, effective from 18 August, the day before he was appointed the club's assistant to Ted Vizard. Despite this, on the 29 July, his manager, Major Frank Buckley had to release a press statement saying that Cullis was not going to Hull City AFC.
Club honours: Football League runners-up 1937-38, 1938-39; FA Cup runners-up 1938-39;
Individual honours: Football League (thee appearances);
Distinctions: A statue stands in his honour at the Wolverhampton Wanderers FC ground, appropriately, outside the Stan Cullis Stand.

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Captain
Captain number 63rd player to captain England. The last player to do so before the outbreak of WWII.
Player number One of two to become the 640th players (640) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-half
Only captaincy No. 226, 24 May 1939, Romania 0 England 2, an end-of-season tour match at Stadionul Agentia Nationala de Educatie Fizica, Bucuresti, aged 22 years 211 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours England wartime captain (ten captaincies)
Distinctions None

 

Stan Cullis - Captain Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away - Friendly 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Stan Cullis - Captain's History

 Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - one captaincy (90 min)

Coach: FA International Select Committee - one captaincy (90 min)x

Age 22
1 226 24 May 1939 - Romania 0 England 2, Stadionul ANEF, Bucureşti tour AW 12th app 5

Notes

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