| Stan Clements | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Finlay Thomas Clements | |
| Date of birth | 25 June 1923 | |
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland 88 m) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1944-1955 | Southampton | 116 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stanley Finlay Thomas (Stan) Clements, born Portsmouth 25 June 1923 is a retired footballer who played most of his professional career for Southampton F.C.
He was formerly a mechanical engineer in Portsmouth's naval dockyards, and joined Southampton from Gosport Borough in July 1944. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Gosport Borough Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Gosport, England.
He made his league debut on 24 May 1947 in the 2-0 home victory over Fulham. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was a strong, powerful centre-half and replaced Eric Webber for 13 games in the following season when Webber was rested. Eric Victor Webber (born Shoreham 22 December 1919, died Southampton 10 December 1996) was an English footballer Once Webber regained his place in the team, Clements made no further first-team appearances until February 1951. For the following few seasons he alternated at centre-back with Len Wilkins and Henry Horton and had a spell as team captain in 1952-53. Leonard Wilkins (born Shirley Southampton 20 September 1925, died August 2003 was a professional footballer who played his entire career (at full-back Henry Horton (born at Colwall, Herefordshire on April 18, 1923 and died there on November 2, 1998) was an English
He scored once in 116 league games before becoming player-coach at Basingstoke Town in February 1955. Basingstoke Town Football Club are an English association football team based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, playing in the
After leaving football, he qualified as a civil engineer and worked in Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, before briefly helping to coach the Kenyan national team. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by the Kenya Football Federation.
He returned to the UK in the mid-1980s and now lives in Gosport. History The Rowner area of the peninsula was known to have been settled in Saxon times mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as Rughenor (Rough bank or slope
References
- Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (2003). In That Number - A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology, p. Hagiology Publishing, formed in 1998 is a collective of fans of Southampton F 496. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
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