Stan Aldous
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Elvey Reginald Aldous | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Northfleet, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 1995 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Ely, England | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gravesend & Northfleet | ? | (?) | |
| 1950–1958 | Leyton Orient | 302 | (2) |
| 1958–1959 | Headington United | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 304 | (2) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanley Elvey Reginald Aldous (10 February 1923 – 17 October 1995)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Leyton Orient in the Football League as well as for Headington United from 1958 to 1959.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Aldous was born in Northfleet, Kent, on 10 February 1923 and played for Erith & Belvedere, Bromley and Gravesend & Northfleet before joining Leyton Orient as a free agent in 1950.[3] He went on to make over 300 league appearances for Orient and captained the club to the Third Division championship in 1956.[3] He later joined Headington United, coached at Queens Park Rangers and managed Gravesend.[3] Aldous died in Ely, Cambridgeshire, on 17 October 1995.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stan Aldous". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Headington United heroes ready for action". Oxford Mail. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0752424122.
External links
[edit]- Stan Aldous at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1923 births
- 1995 deaths
- People from Northfleet
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Kent
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs