Stan Montgomery
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stanley William Montgomery | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Silvertown, England | ||
Date of death | 5 October 2000 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Position(s) |
Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1946 | Romford | ? | (?) |
1946 | Hull City | 5 | (0) |
1946–1948 | Southend United | 96 | (7) |
1948–1955 | Cardiff City | 231 | (4) |
1955 | Worcester City | ? | (?) |
1955–1956 | Newport County | 9 | (0) |
1956– ? |
Llanelli | ? | (?) |
?– ? | Ton Pentre | ? | (?) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Stanley William Montgomery (7 July 1920 – 5 October 2000) was an English professional
Football career
Montgomery began his football career playing for non-league Romford during World War II, also guesting on several occasions for Southend United. Following the end of the war he signed for Hull City, but only spent a short period there before returning to play at Southend. He remained at the club until 1948 when he joined Cardiff City for a fee of £6,000, on the recommendation of his father-in-law Jimmy Nelson who had played for Cardiff in the 1920s.
He made a goalscoring debut for Cardiff against
Cricket career
Montgomery was also a first-class cricketer with Glamorgan from 1949 to 1953. He joined Glamorgan from Barry Athletic Club and made his first-class debut against Derbyshire at the Arms Park in 1949.[1] He made his highest first-class score of 117, his maiden century, against Hampshire later that season, sharing a fifth-wicket stand of 264 with Maurice Robinson (190).[2] This is still the fifth-wicket record partnership for Glamorgan.[3]
References
- ^ "Stan Montgomery the former Glamorgan batsman and Cardiff City has died today" contentusa.com Retrieved on 26 March 2008
- ^ "Brief profile of Stan Montgomery" cricketarchive.com Retrieved on 14 May 2009
- ^ "Glamorgan batting records" cricketarchive.com Retrieved on 14 May 2009
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.