Jim Stainton

Jim Stainton
Personal information
Full name	James Kenneth Stainton
Date of birth	14 December 1931
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	2009 (aged 87–88)
Position	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1953–1954	Bradford Park Avenue
1954–1957	Mansfield Town
Total
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Kenneth Stainton (14 December 1931 – 2009) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town.

He married the operatic soprano Margaret Gale in Sheffield in 1953. They separated in 1961 and later divorced.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Jim Stainton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
↑ "Jim Stainton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 for Margaret W Gale, 1953: Ancestry.com (subscription required)

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[ENFA-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Jim Stainton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[2] "Jim Stainton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.

[3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005 for Margaret W Gale, 1953: Ancestry.com (subscription required)