Stan Horne Explained

Stan Horne
Fullname:Stanley Frederick Horne
Birth Date:17 December 1944
Birth Place:Clanfield, England
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1960–1961
Youthclubs1:Swindon Town
Youthyears2:1961–1963
Youthclubs2:Aston Villa
Years1:1963–1965
Clubs1:Aston Villa
Caps1:6
Goals1:0
Years2:1965–1968
Clubs2:Manchester City
Caps2:50
Goals2:0
Years3:1968–1973
Clubs3:Fulham
Caps3:79
Goals3:0
Years4:1973–1974
Clubs4:Chester
Caps4:18
Goals4:0
Years5:1974
Clubs5:Denver Dynamos
Caps5:20
Goals5:0
Years6:1974–1975
Clubs6:Rochdale
Caps6:48
Goals6:5
Totalcaps:221
Totalgoals:5

Stan Horne (born 17 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Horne was the first black player in the history of two of his teams - Manchester City and Fulham and the second to play for Aston Villa.[1] [2] He also played for Chester, Denver Dynamos and Rochdale, making a total of 201 appearances in the Football League.[3] He was forced to retire from professional football due to high blood pressure.[4]

Honours

Manchester City

1967–68[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Willie Clarke - Aston Villa's first black player and also the first non-white player to score in a Football League match | AVFC. Aston Villa Football. Club. Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC.
  2. Web site: First Black Footballers To Play For Premier League Clubs. 18 September 2009. 14 October 2008. EPL Talk. 1 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110201142326/http://www.epltalk.com/first-black-footballers-to-play-for-premier-league-clubs/3430. dead.
  3. Web site: Stan Horne. 18 September 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. Web site: Stan Horne. 18 September 2009. Sporting Heroes.
  5. Web site: Stan Horne: First Black footballer to win English Football League awarded medal for Manchester City 1967-68 title success . Sky Sports . 16 October 2021 . 21 November 2022 . en.