| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Hanson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1915-12-27)27 December 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Bootle, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 November 1987(1987-11-24) (aged 71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Bolton, England[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1956 | Bolton Wanderers | 384 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanley Hanson (27 December 1915 – 24 November 1987) was an Englishfootballer who played forBolton Wanderers for his whole professional career.
Starting off as an amateur withLiverpool andSouthport he turned downAston Villa to sign professional forms for Bolton in October 1935.[2]
He did not make the goalkeepers shirt his own until the1938–39 season and then his career was interrupted by theSecond World War.[2]
He returned totop-flight football and stayed playing with Bolton until he was nearly 40.[1] He was Bolton's keeper in theMatthews' Cup Final. When he retired from football he stayed with the club as coach of the reserve side as well as running the post office nearBurnden Park.[2]
Hanson was ofNorwegian descent and had a brother,Alf, who also played for Liverpool as well asChelsea.[2][3] He served in the53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War.[3]
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