Stan Aldous

Stanley Elvey Reginald Aldous (10 February 1923 – 17 October 1995)[1] was an English professional footballer who played as a defender for Leyton Orient in the Football League as well as for Headington United from 1958 to 1959.[2]

Stan Aldous
Personal information
Full name Stanley Elvey Reginald Aldous
Date of birth (1923-02-10)10 February 1923
Place of birth Northfleet, England
Date of death 17 October 1995(1995-10-17) (aged 72)
Place of death Ely, England
Position(s) Centre Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gravesend & Northfleet ? (?)
1950–1958 Leyton Orient 302 (2)
1958–1959 Headington United 2 (0)
Total 304 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Stan Aldous was born in Northfleet, Kent, on 10 February 1923 and played for Erith & Belvedere, Bromley and Gravesend & Northfleet before joining Leyton Orient as a free agent in 1950.[3] He went on to make over 300 League appearances for Orient and captained the club to the Third Division championship in 1956.[3] He later joined Headington United, coached at Queens Park Rangers and managed Gravesend.[3] Aldous died in Ely, Cambridgeshire, on 17 October 1995.[3]

References
  1. "Stan Aldous". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Headington United heroes ready for action". Oxford Mail. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. Kaufman, Neilson N; Ravenhill, Alan E (2002). The Men Who Made Leyton Orient Football Club. Tempus Publishing. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0752424122.
  • Stan Aldous at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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