Harry Stapley
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Full name | Henry Stapley | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 29 April 1883 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Southborough, Kent, England | |||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 April 1937 | (aged 54)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Glossop, England | |||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
inside-right | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
Manor Park Albion | ||||||||||||||
Bromley | ||||||||||||||
Norwich CEYMS | ||||||||||||||
Reading | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||
Woodford Town | ||||||||||||||
1905–1908 | West Ham United | 71 | (39) | |||||||||||
1908–1914 |
Glossop | 188 | (93) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1907–1909 | England Amateur | 11 | (22) | |||||||||||
1908 |
Great Britain | 3 | (6) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Stapley
Club career
Stapley played for Manor Park Albion, Bromley and Norwich CEYMS before joining Reading, where he played for the reserve and amateur teams. He then played for Woodford Town, where he was made captain,[3] before signing for West Ham United, then of the Southern League,[4] on 28 September 1905. He continued to play for Woodford Town after his signing.[5]
Stapley made his West Ham debut against Portsmouth on 23 December 1905 and scored the only goal of the game. He spent three seasons at Upton Park and was the Irons' top scorer in all three, even though his job as a schoolteacher prevented him from traveling to certain midweek away games.[4] In total, he scored 41 goals in 75 appearances.[6]
He joined
International career
Stapley made 14 appearances for the
In 1908, he was a member of the English amateur team that represented
Outside football
Stapley tutored the sons of Glossop chairman
His brother, William Stapley, also played League football for Glossop.[4]
International goals
- England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Stapley goal.
No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
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1 | 1 | 21 December 1907 | Feethams, Darlington, England | Netherlands | 2–0 |
12–2 | Friendly | |
2 | 3–0
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3 | 6–1
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4 | 7–1
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5 | 8–1
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6 | 2 | 18 April 1908 | Sukkelweg, Bruxelles , Belgium |
Belgium | 2–0 |
8–2 | ||
7 | 3–0
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8 | 8–2
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9 | 3 | 20 April 1908 | Mariendorf , Germany |
Germany | 1–0 |
5–1 | ||
10 | 4–1
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11 | 4 | 20 October 1908 | White City, London, England | Sweden | ? |
12–1 | 1908 Summer Olympics First round | |
12 | ?
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13 | 5 | 22 October 1908 | Netherlands | 1–0 |
4–0 | 1908 Summer Olympics Semi finals | ||
14 | 2–0
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15 | 3–0
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16 | 4–0
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17 | 6 | 12 April 1909 | Oud Rosenburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 4–0 |
7–0 | Friendly | |
18 | 7 | 17 April 1909 | White Hart Lane, London, England | Belgium | ? |
11–2 | ||
19 | ?
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20 | ?
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21 | 8 | 20 May 1909 | Landhof, Basel, Switzerland | Switzerland | ? |
9–0 | ||
22 | 9 | 22 May 1909 | Stade de FGSPF, Gentilly, France | France | ? |
5–1 | ||
23 | ?
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24 | 10 | 6 November 1909 | Anlaby Road, Hull, England | Sweden | 2–0 |
7–0 | ||
25 | 4–0
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26 | 5–0
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27 | 11 | 11 December 1909 | Fullham , England |
Netherlands | 1-0 |
9–1 | ||
28 | 8-1
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Notes
- ^ Recorded as Harold S. Stapley in some sources
References
- ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Fulham". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Harry Stapley". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Stapley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
- ^ "Harry Stapley". englandfootballonline.com. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Harry Stapley". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "Harold S Stapley". 11v11.com. Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ The Fourth Olympiad - London 1908 - Official Report (PDF). British Olympic Association. May 1909. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "England v Netherlands, 21 December 1907". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Belgium v England, 18 April 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Germany v England, 20 April 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain v Sweden, 20 October 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Great Britain - Netherlands, 20 May 1909". FIFA. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands v England, 12 April 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Belgium, 17 April 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland v England, 20 May 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "France v England, 22 May 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "England Amateurs v Sweden 7-0 (International: November 6, 1909)". playupliverpool.com. 6 November 1909. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- ^ "England v Netherlands, 11 December 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.