Player profile

Jimmy Stanton

full-back · Manchester United F.C.

Compare vs Aaron Cresswell Back to players

Career context

English footballer

Age 165

Career appearances
—
Career goals
—
Career assists
—
DOB
—

James Stanton was an English footballer who played at full back or wing half. He was born in West Bromwich and attended Christ Church School, before working at the local George Salter's Spring Works. He joined the factory's football team, the West Bromwich Strollers, in 1878 and played in the club's first match in November of that year. Stanton continued to play for the club after their change of name to West Bromwich Albion in 1879. In 1883 he played in Albion's first FA Cup match, against Wednesbury Old Athletic.

Wikipedia profile

Stats coming soon

This profile was discovered via Wikidata's roster data, but per-match stats are not yet linked in our feed. Career biography appears above; quantitative stats land once they appear in the next scorer / archive sync.

Compare with peers

Quick links to comparisons that highlight role, efficiency, and volume differences.

Compare vs Aaron Cresswell Compare vs Abdellah Liegeon Compare vs Abdoulay Konko

Similar players

Closest profiles by per-90 production and role context.

Aaron Cresswell

full-back · Ipswich Town F.C.

View profile Compare

Abdellah Liegeon

full-back · RC Strasbourg Alsace

View profile Compare

Abdoulay Konko

full-back · Juventus FC

View profile Compare

Related across PlayersB