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Ron
Staniforth |
Huddersfield
Town AFC
8 appearances, 0 goals
P 8 W 4 D
1 L 3 F 19: A 21
56% successful
1953-54
captain: none
minutes played: 750 |
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Timeline |
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Ronald Staniforth |
|
Birth |
13
April 1924 in Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire [registered in
Prestwich, June 1924]. |
|
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Cannot be found on the 1939
register. |
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Marriage |
to Ellen Wallwork [registered in Manchester, June 1945] |
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According to Passenger Lists, Ronald Staniforth was a member of
Huddersfield Town AFC, and left the Port of Liverpool, bound for Montreal,
Canada, on 7 May 1955, on the Empress of Scotland. His address was stated
as 41 Broad Lane in the Dalton area of Huddersfield.
Then, according to
the 1957 Kelly's Directory, Staniforth was living at 77 Shenstone Road, in
the Hillsborough area of Sheffield. |
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Death |
5
October 1988, at 18 Barnes Avenue in Dalton-in-Furness, aged
64 years 176 days
[registered in Barrow-in-Furness, December 1988] of Motor Neurone Disease.
Death date revealed by the Probate, which also stated he left an estate
not exceeding £70,000. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
x |
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Club honours |
x |
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Individual honours |
x |
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Distinctions |
x |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10½",
11st.
0lbs [1957]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
One of four who became the 727th
players (727)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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First match |
No. 285,
3 April 1954,
Scotland 2 England
4, a British
Championship and World Cup qualification match at
Hampden
Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 29 years
355 days. |
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Last match |
No. 293, 1 December 1954,
England 3 West Germany 1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley,
London, aged 30 years 232 days. |
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Major tournaments |
World Cup
Finals 1954; British Championship 1953-54,
1954-55; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1953-54, 1954-55; |
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Individual honours |
England B
(three appearances, 1953-54) |
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Distinctions |
Died two days
after Eddie Shimwell, eight days after Willis Edwards and seventeen days
after Dick Pym.
Staniforth is the
second (of five) ex-England players to die in October
1988, making this the deadliest month (excluding February 1958). |
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Beyond England |
|
x. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x. |
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The Numbers |
|
parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
 |
captain |
|
5 |
8 |
5 |
750 |
0 |
none |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
21 |
-2 |
1 |
1 |
2.375 |
2.625 |
56.3 |
+1 |
Venue Record
|
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
-3 |
1 |
1 |
1.75 |
2.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Neutral |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
4.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
Shirt Record
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Colour |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
7 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
20 |
-4 |
1 |
1 |
2.286 |
2.857 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Red |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Competition Record
|
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
WCF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| World Cup |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
3.50 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
British Championship |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
The 1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total. |
| Friendly |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
1.333 |
3.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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WCP/BC 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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WCP
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 1954 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF
All |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
2.667 |
2.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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World Cup |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC 1954 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
3.50 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
WC
All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
3.50 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC/WCP 1953-54 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1954-55 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
3.50 |
62.5 |
+1 |
|
BC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.50 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
The
1953-54 records of the World Cup preliminaries and British Championship are
duplicated, and one set is deducted from the grand total.
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5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
12 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
2.40 |
70.0 |
+2 |
Match History
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Club:
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
- eight full appearances (750 min) |
manager:
Walter
Winterbottom -
eight full appearances
(750 min)x
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