Harold Stansfield (footballer)

Harold StansfieldPersonal information

Full name|  Harold Stansfield
Date of birth|  (1878-07-21)21 July 1878
Place of birth|  Ardwick, Manchester
Date of death|  1963
Position(s)|  Forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Berrys|  0|  (0)
|  Preston North End|  0|  (0)
1902–1904|  Stockport County|  0|  (0)
1904–1908|  Tottenham Hotspur|  48|  (9)
1908–1913|  Luton Town|  135|  (25)
1913–when?|  Bristol Rovers|  0|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Stansfield (Born: 21 July 1878 – 1963) was a professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Stockport County, Tottenham Hotspur, Luton Town and Bristol Rovers.

## Career[edit]

Born in Ardwick, Manchester,[1] Stansfield first played for the short lived Berrys football club in Lancashire.[2][3] He then joined Preston North End and was at the club till 1902 when it was recorded that he joined Stockport County.[2]

After Stockport County failed to secure re-election to the Football League Stansfield chose instead to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in 1904.[2] Stansfield debut for Tottenham was also the first game of the 1904–05 season, where Spurs played at home to Fulham and lost 1–0.[4] Stansfield played regularly in the that season, but the following season he played more of a reserve.[2] In all competitions and friendlies Stansfield played a total of 98 games, scoring 16 times.[2]

Luton Town signed Stansfield in 1908 where he played far more games recording a total of 154 appearances and scoring 28 times for the club.[5] He stayed at the club till he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1913, after some struggles he retired from the game.[5]

Stansfield died in 1963.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Luton Town Football Club - The team for 1909–10" (PDF). Luton Reporter. 30 August 1909. Retrieved 27 September 2023 - via lutontown.co.uk.
2. ^ a b c d e Goodwin 1992, pp. 341–342.
3. ^ "BERRY'S ASSOCIATION". fchd.info. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. ^ Soar 1995, p. 237.
5. ^ a b c "Harold Stansfield". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

## Bibliography[edit]

* Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
* Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals