Stanley William Risdon (13 August 1913 – 2 August 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in a variety of positions in the Football League for Exeter City and Brighton & Hove Albion.[3]

Stan Risdon
Personal information
Full name Stanley William Risdon[1]
Date of birth (1913-08-13)13 August 1913[2][1]
Place of birth Exeter, England
Date of death 2 August 1979(1979-08-02) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Hove, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Utility player
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Tipton St John
St Mary's Majors
1933–1936 Exeter City 35 (1)
1936–1948 Brighton & Hove Albion 23 (0)
1948–1954 Hastings United
1954–19?? Bexhill Town Athletic (player-coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Life and career

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Risdon was born in 1913 in Exeter, Devon.[1] He played minor football for Tipton St John and St Mary Majors before joining Exeter City, initially as an amateur, in 1933.[1] Playing at inside right and then at right half, Risdon made 35 appearances in the Third Division South by the end of the 1935–36 season,[3] but refused the offer of another season, and signed for division rivals Brighton & Hove Albion.[4]

Never a regular in Albion's league side, Risdon made only 23 first-team appearances, mainly playing as a defender, before the Second World War put a stop to competitive football. He was able to play regularly for the club throughout the war, and made his final appearances for the first team in the 1946–47 season.[1] As a benefit, the proceeds of three league matches in 1948 and 1949 were shared between Risdon and four other long-serving players, Len Darling, Ernie Marriott, Bert Stephens and Joe Wilson.[5]

Risdon joined the newly formed Southern League club Hastings United in 1948. He remained with Hastings United for six years, and received a benefit from them as well,[1] before becoming player-coach of Sussex County League club Bexhill Town Athletic.[6]

He died in Hove, Sussex, in 1979 at the age of 65.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion[1] 1936–37 Third Division South 3 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
1937–38 Third Division South 17 0 0 0 1[a] 1 18 1
1938–39 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1945–46 9 0 9 0
1946–47 Third Division South 2 0 1 0 3 0
1947–48 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 0 10 0 2 1 35 1
Career total 23 0 10 0 2 1 35 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Third Division South Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. ^ "Stan Risdon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Exeter half-back for Brighton". Western Morning News. Plymouth. 4 August 1936. p. 11.
  5. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger. Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. p. 347.
  6. ^ "Carr was the hero of Lewes victory". Sussex Express & County Herald. 17 December 1954. p. 7.