Stan Hanson
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Stanley Hanson (27 December 1915 – 24 November 1987) was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole professional career.
Career
Starting off as an amateur with Liverpool and Southport he turned down Aston Villa to sign professional forms for Bolton in October 1935.[1]
He did not make the goalkeepers shirt his own until the 1938–39 season and then his career was interrupted by the Second World War.[1]
He returned to top-flight football and stayed playing with Bolton until he was nearly 40.[2] He was Bolton's keeper in the Matthews' 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 near Burnden Park.[1]
Personal life
Hanson was of Norwegian descent and had a brother, Alf, who also played for Liverpool as well as Chelsea.[1][3] He served in the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, during the Second World War.[3]
Honours
Bolton Wanderers
References
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Further reading
- Ponting, Ivan & Hugman, Barry. "The Concise Post War History of Bolton Wanderers". Repvern Publishing, 1994. Template:ISBN
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- 1915 births
- 1987 deaths
- Footballers from Bootle
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English people of Norwegian descent
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Royal Artillery personnel
- Military personnel from Liverpool
- 20th-century English sportsmen