Stan Eastham

Stan Eastham
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-11-26)26 November 1913
Place of birth Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Date of death 10 April 1997(1997-04-10) (aged 83)
Place of death Western Australia, Australia
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?-1936 Army Team
1936-1945 Liverpool
1945-1946 Exeter City
1946 Stockport County
1946-? Corinthian Club Brisbane
Perth City
International career
1936 England Amateurs 3 (0)
1936 Great Britain Olympic Called up
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Eastham (born 26 November 1913 in Bolton, England; died 10 April 1997 in Western Australia, Australia) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He was part of Great Britain Football squad for the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Career

Eastham was a lance corporal in the King's Own Regiment.

In 1936, he won three caps with England Amateurs. That same year, he was part of Great Britain Football squad for the 1936 Summer Olympics but was an unused substitute for Great Britain two games against China and Poland. In late 1936, while still in the military, Eastham signed an amateur contract to play with Liverpool.

In 1937, Eastham toured Australia, New Zealand, and Ceylon with the England Amateur team. After his release from the military later that year, he signed a professional contract with Liverpool, though World War II impacted his gameplay.

Following World War II, Eastham signed to play with Exeter City, then transferred to Stockport County in 1946, where he made his first league appearance. After 14 games, he moved to Australia to play with Corinthian Club in Brisbane, then with the Perth City club.

Personal life

Eastham was born 26 November 1913 in Bolton, England.

He died 10 April 1997 in Western Australia, Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Stan Eastham". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Olympedia Great Britain in Football". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eastham, Stan". The Grecian Archive. Exeter City Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Stan Eastham for Australia". Gloucester Citizen. 8 November 1948. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023 – via "Play Up, Liverpool".