Stan Foxall Explained

Stan Foxall
Fullname:Joseph Stanley Foxall
Birth Date:8 September 1914
Birth Place:Crowle, England
Position:Forward
Height:5 ft 10+1/2 in[1]
Years1:1931–1934
Goals1:?
Years2:1934–1944
Clubs2:West Ham United
Caps2:106
Goals2:37
Years3:1948–1950
Clubs3:Colchester United
Caps3:86
Goals3:16
Clubs4:Chelmsford City

Joseph Stanley Foxall (8 September 1914 – 12 August 1991) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for West Ham United.

Career

Born in Crowle, Lincolnshire, Foxall had been playing football at Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent three seasons, before being signed by West Ham United in 1934.[2] He made four league appearances in his first season,[3] replacing John Foreman on the right wing.[4]

He represented the London Combination against the Central League in November 1936.[2]

Foxall could operate anywhere along the forward line, and was often moved from the right wing to a more central role, swapping with Sam Small, by Charlie Paynter.[2]

Foxall made 149 war-time league and cup appearances for the east London club, scoring 63 goals, and was a member of the team that won the Football League War Cup in 1940.[3]

His career at West Ham was cut short by a knee injury sustained in a game against Queens Park Rangers in September 1944.[2]

He subsequently joined Southern League side Colchester United in 1948, where he spent two seasons.[5]

He later played for Chelmsford City.[6]

Honours

Club

West Ham United[2]
Colchester United[7] [8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: West Ham. 'We can't go on being pipped' . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . vi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Hogg, Tony . Who's Who of West Ham United . 2005 . Profile Sports Media. 1-903135-50-8 . 85.
  3. Web site: Joseph Stanley Foxall . westhamstats.info . 12 March 2018 .
  4. Hogg (2005). p. 84
  5. Web site: Stan Foxall. coludata.co.uk. 2 May 2018.
  6. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2012. 2002. SoccerData. Nottingham. 978-1-905891-61-0. 103.
  7. Web site: Southern League Honours . coludaybyday.co.uk. 2 May 2018.
  8. Web site: Southern League Cup Honours . coludaybyday.co.uk. 2 May 2018.