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Stan Foxall
Foxall at Colchester United
Personal information
Full name Joseph Stanley Foxall
Date of birth (1914-09-08)8 September 1914
Place of birth Crowle, England
Date of death 12 August 1991(1991-08-12) (aged 76)
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1931–1934 Gainsborough Trinity (?)
1934–1944 West Ham United 106 (37)
1948–1950 Colchester United 86 (16)
Chelmsford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Stanley Foxall (8 September 1914 – 12 August 1991) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for West Ham United.

Career

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Born in Crowle, Lincolnshire, Foxall had been playing football at Gainsborough Trinity, where he spent three seasons, before being signed by West Ham United in 1934.[2] He made four league appearances in his first season,[3] replacing John Foreman on the right wing.[4]

He represented the London Combination against the Central League in November 1936.[2]

Foxall could operate anywhere along the forward line, and was often moved from the right wing to a more central role, swapping with Sam Small, by Charlie Paynter.[2]

Foxall made 149 war-time league and cup appearances for the east London club, scoring 63 goals, and was a member of the team that won the Football League War Cup in 1940.[3]

His career at West Ham was cut short by a knee injury sustained in a game against Queens Park Rangers in September 1944.[2]

He subsequently joined Southern League side Colchester United in 1948, where he spent two seasons.[5]

He later played for Chelmsford City.[6]

Honours

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Club

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West Ham United[2]
Colchester United[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "West Ham. 'We can't go on being pipped'". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. p. 85. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  3. ^ a b "Joseph Stanley Foxall". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ Hogg (2005). p. 84
  5. ^ "Stan Foxall". coludata.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  7. ^ "Southern League Honours". coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Southern League Cup Honours". coludaybyday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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