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Stan Sayer

Stanley Charles Sayer was an English footballer who scored 51 goals from 201 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall Athletic, Tranmere Rovers, New Brighton, Wigan Borough, Lincoln City and Southend United. He played as a centre forward or inside forward. He also played non-league football for Ramsgate Town, Northfleet and Dartford.

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Full name Stanley Charles Sayer1
Date of birth (1895-02-02)2 February 18951
Place of birth Chatham, Kent,1 England
Date of death 3 April 1982(1982-04-03) (aged 87)1
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)2
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ramsgate Town
1920–1921 Millwall Athletic 30 (2)
Northfleet
1922–1925 Tranmere Rovers 79 (30)
1925 New Brighton 12 (5)
1925–1926 Wigan Borough 16 (7)
1926–1927 Lincoln City 32 (6)
1927–1929 Southend United 32 (1)
1929–19?? Dartford
Ramsgate Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Charles Sayer (2 February 1895 – 3 April 1982) was an English footballer who scored 51 goals from 201 appearances in the Football League playing for Millwall Athletic, Tranmere Rovers, New Brighton, Wigan Borough, Lincoln City and Southend United. He played as a centre forward or inside forward. He also played non-league football for Ramsgate Town, Northfleet and Dartford.3

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References

  1. "Stan Sayer". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. "Optimists of the North. Tranmere Rovers". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.