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Stanley Docking
Personal information
Full name Stanley Holbrook Docking[1]
Date of birth (1914-12-13)13 December 1914[2]
Place of birth Chopwell, England[2]
Date of death 27 May 1940(1940-05-27) (aged 25)[1]
Place of death Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England[3]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside-left[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933 Birtley
1934–1938 Newcastle United 21 (3)
1938–1939 Tranmere Rovers 31 (7)
Hartlepool United
Total 52 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stanley Holbrook Docking (13 December 1914 – 27 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left in the Football League for Newcastle United and Tranmere Rovers.[2][5][6]

Personal life

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Docking served as an Aircraftman 2nd Class in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[1] He died of apparent disinfectant poisoning at Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 27 May 1940.[3] Docking was buried at Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 1934–35[7] Second Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
1936–37[7] 7 2 0 0 7 2
1937–38[7] 12 1 0 0 12 1
Newcastle United career total 21 3 0 0 21 3
Tranmere Rovers 1938–39[6] Second Division 31 7 0 0 31 7
Career total 52 10 0 0 52 10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Casualty Details: Stanley Holbrook Docking". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stanley Docking". Toon1892. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Tragic Death of Former United Player". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. No. 19994. 27 May 1940. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Newcastle United. Prospects of promotion not much improved". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Docking Stan Image 1 Newcastle United 1937". VintageFootballers. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b Stan Docking at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. ^ a b c "Stan Docking". 11v11. Retrieved 20 July 2020.


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