Stuart Doncaster

Stuart Doncaster
Personal information
Full name Stuart Richard Doncaster
Date of birth 1 September 1890 (1890-09)
Place of birth West Burton, England
Date of death 1955(1955-00-00) (aged 64–65)
Place of death Derbyshire, England
Position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Buxton
Stourbridge
1912–1913 Aston Villa 2 (1)
1913 Glossop 15 (7)
Matlock Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart Richard Doncaster (1 September 1890 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Glossop and Aston Villa.

Personal life

Doncaster enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in September 1908 and was still a private in the regiment when the First World War broke out in 1914. He was posted to the Western Front in August 1914 and due to a gunshot wound to the hand, he was discharged as "being no longer physically fit for war service" in July 1915.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1912–13 First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 2 1 0 0 2 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stuart Richard Doncaster | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Stuart Doncaster at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. ↑ "Doncaster, Stuart". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Stuart Doncaster". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.