Stan Duff Explained

Stan Duff
Fullname:Stanley Douglas Duff
Birth Date:Q1
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Death Place:United Kingdom
Position:Winger
Height:5 ft 8 in[1]
Years1:1934
Clubs1:Earle
Years2:1935–1936
Clubs2:Liverpool
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1935–1936
Clubs3:Leicester City
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1937–1938
Clubs4:Tranmere Rovers
Caps4:10
Goals4:3
Years5:1938
Clubs5:Waterford
Years6:1938–1939
Clubs6:Chester
Caps6:2
Goals6:0
Years7:1938–1939
Clubs7:New Brighton
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Totalcaps:18
Totalgoals:3
Nationalteam1:England Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:1

Stanley Douglas Duff (Q1 1919 – 9 September 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Chester, and New Brighton.

Personal life

Duff served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2] Stationed at No. 5 Observer School, he was killed serving as a wireless operator aboard Bristol Blenheim L8693 when the aircraft crashed in a training accident on 9 September 1941.[3] [4] Duff is buried at the Liverpool Anfield Cemetery.

Career statistics

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SeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers1937–38Third Division North821193
Chester1938–39Third Division North200020
New Brighton600060
Career total16221183

Notes and References

  1. News: Leicester need a good centre-forward . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Leading Aircraftman Stanley Douglas DUFF (648587) of the Royal Air Force . 25 July 2020 . RAFCommands.
  3. Book: Rippon, Anton . Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War . . 2011 . 978-0-7524-7188-4 . Cheltenham . 119 . Anton Rippon.
  4. News: 15 September 1941 . Ex-City Footballer Killed . 1 . Leicester Mercury .