{{Short description|Scottish professional footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ben Stanway | full_name = Ben Robert Gordon Stanway | height = {{height|m=1.75}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|9|20}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland | currentclub = Partick Thistle | clubnumber = 26 | position = Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder | youthclubs1 = Partick Thistle | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Partick Thistle | caps1 = 77 | goals1 = 11 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = → Airdrieonians (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1 | club-update = 20:38, 12 May 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Ben Robert Gordon Stanway''' (born 20 September 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|PartickT}} club Partick Thistle.
==Career==
===Partick Thistle=== Aged 17, Stanway graduated as a modern apprentice from the Thistle Weir Youth academy and joined the clubs first team in January 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway graduates from the Thistle Weir Youth Academy |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-graduates-from-the-thistle-weir-youth-academy/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}}</ref> Stanway made his professional debut, coming on a substitute in a 2–0 away win over Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/stranraer-vs-partick-thistle/teams/453232 | title=Scottish Challenge Cup (Sky Sports) }}</ref>
After making a handful of appearances for Thistle's first team, Stanway joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on loan in January 2023, until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway joins Airdrieonians on loan |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-joins-airdrieonians-on-loan/ |access-date=5 January 2023|website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Paul |date=2023-01-01 |title=Partick Thistle midfielder joins Airdrie on loan |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/partick-thistle-midfielder-joins-airdrie-28852622 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> Stanway made his debut for Airdrie, in which he won a penalty, in a 3–0 away win against Peterhead.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peterhead v Airdrieonians | website=BBC Sport | date=2023-01-07 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64132774 | access-date=2023-07-29}}</ref> Stanway scored his first professional goal, opening the scoring for Airdrie in a 1–1 draw away to league leaders Dunfermline.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64607442 | title=Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrieonians | work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/dunfermline-1-airdrie-1-sub-29249643.amp | title=Dunfermline 1 Airdrie 1: Sub keeper Hutton saves 10-man Diamonds late on | date=18 February 2023 }}</ref>
After returning to Thistle following his loan spell, Stanway made his first start for Thistle, playing the full 90 minutes in a cup tie away to Peterhead.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66148747 | title=Peterhead v Partick Thistle | work=BBC Sport }}</ref> Stanway scored his first goal for Partick Thistle, with a header in a challenge cup game against Queen of the South.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-09 |title=Partick Thistle v Queen of the South |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66764041 |access-date=2025-01-30 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Fraser |date=2023-09-15 |title=Ben Stanway says first goal and new contract made it a great week at Partick |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ben-stanway-reveals-partick-thistle-30943360 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref> Following breaking into the Partick Thistle first team at the beginning of the 2023–24 season,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=Kris Doolan outlines loan intentions for Partick Thistle youngsters |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23721508.doolan-outlines-intentions-partick-thistle-youngsters/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref> Stanway signed a new three year professional contract with Partick Thistle until the end of the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway signs contract extension with the Jags |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-signs-contract-extension-with-the-jags/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}}</ref>
Stanway scored his first league goal for Thistle away to champions Dundee United, on the final day of the league season in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dundee United beat Partick Thistle and celebrate Scottish Championship title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz96gm6rplgt |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Stanway scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season, scoring the winner with a curling strike from 20 yards, in a 2–1 away win at Hamilton Academical.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brian Graham and Ben Stanway help Partick Thistle come rally to beat Hamilton Accies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn8gwpegxn2t |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Stanway scored his first goal of the 2025–26 season in a 3–1 away victory against Ross County, in the Scottish League Cup group stages.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5y7nx2rrx1t</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 15 May 2026}}<ref>{{Soccerbase|144449|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|Scottish League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Partick Thistle |2021–22<ref>{{Soccerbase season|144449|2021|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |1||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name="SCC"|Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup}}||0||2||0 |- |2022–23<ref name="S22">{{Soccerbase season|144449|2022|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |2||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name="SCC"}}||0||3||0 |- |2023–24<ref>{{Soccerbase season|144449|2023|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |24||1||3||0||5||0||5{{efn|One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances and one goal in Scottish Premiership play-offs}}||1||37||2 |- |2024–25<ref>{{Soccerbase season|144449|2024|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |19||2||0||0||3||0||5{{efn|One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs}}||0||27||2 |- |2025–26<ref>{{Soccerbase season|144449|2025|access-date=21 October 2025}}</ref> |Scottish Championship |30||7||4||3||6||1||3||1||43||12 |- !colspan="2"|Total !76!!10!!7!!3!!14!!1!!13!!1!!110!!15 |- |Airdrieonians (loan) |2022–23<ref name="S22"/> |Scottish League One |14||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|Appearance(s) in Scottish Championship play-offs}}||0||18||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !90!!11!!7!!3!!14!!1!!18!!2!!130!!17 |} {{notelist}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Partick Thistle F.C. squad}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanway, Ben}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Glasgow Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen