Stan Cullis	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 12 appearances, 0 goals P 12 W 9 D 1 L 2 F 37: A 14 79% successful 1937-39 captain: one minutes played: 1080
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].
Management Career
	Club(s): Appointed assistant manager at Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on 19 August 1947. Took the step up to management in June 1948 and remained in that position until September 1964. It wasn't until December 1965 that Birmingham City FC enticed Cullis out of retirement, until March 1970.
	Club honours: Football League runners-up 1949-50, 1954-55, 1959-60, Champions 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59; FA Cup winners 1948-49, 1959-60; FA Charity Shield shared 1949, 1954, 1960, runners-up 1958, winners 1959;
	Individual honours: Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2003 for his managerial achievements
England Career
Player number	One of two to become the 640th players (640) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Centre-half
First match	No. 212, 23 October 1937, Ireland 1 England 5, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 20 years 363 days.
Last match	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. captain
Major tournaments	British Championship 1937-38, 1938-39;
Team honours	British Championship winners 1937-38, shared 1938-39;
Individual honours	England wartime (seventeen appearances)
Distinctions	The twentieth Cheshirian to represent England. Died six days after Les Medley.
Beyond England
After leaving football, became managing-director of a Wolverhampton photographic agency. Appointed to the Midland Sports Council in May 1972. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.81.

Stan Cullis - Match History
Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - 12 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 12 full capsx
Age 20
1	212	23 October 1937 - Ireland 1 England 5, Windsor Park, Belfast	BC	AW	Start	5
Age 21
2	213	17 November 1937 - England 2 Wales 1, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough	BC	HW	Start	5
3	214	1 December 1937 - England 5 Czechoslovakia 4, White Hart Lane, Tottenham	Fr	HW	Start	5
4	215	9 April 1938 - England 0 Scotland 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley	BC	HL	Start	ch
-	216	14 May 1938 - Germany 3 England 6, Olympiastadion, Berlin	tour	AW	reserve
-	217	21 May 1938 - Switzerland 2 England 1, Hardturm Stadion, Zürich		AL	reserve
5	218	26 May 1938 - France 2 England 4, Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris		AW	Start	ch
Age 22
6	220	26 October 1938 - England 3 Rest of Europe 0, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury	Fr	HW	Start	5
7	221	9 November 1938 - England 4 Norway 0, St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne	Fr	HW	Start	5
8	222	16 November 1938 - England 7 Ireland 0, Old Trafford, Manchester	BC	HW	Start	5
9	223	15 April 1939 - Scotland 1 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow		AW	Start	5
10	224	13 May 1939 - Italy 2 England 2, Stadio Civico San Siro, Milano	tour	AD	Start	5
11	225	18 May 1939 - Yugoslavia 2 England 1, Stadion Beogradski SK, Beograd		AL	Start	5
12	226	24 May 1939 - Romania 0 England 2, Stadionul ANEF, Bucureşti		AW	captain	5

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