# Gary Stanley

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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Gary Stanley
| image                =  
| caption              = 
| fullname             = 
| height               = 
| position             = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1954|3|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Burton upon Trent](/source/Burton_upon_Trent), England
| death_date          = 
| youthyears1          = 19xx–1971
| youthclubs1          = [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.)
| years1               = 1971–1979
| clubs1               = [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.)
| caps1                = 109
| goals1               = 15
| years2               = 1979
| clubs2               = [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(1977%E2%80%9383))
| caps2                = 20
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 1979–1981
| clubs3               = [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.)
| caps3                = 52
| goals3               = 1
| years4               = 1981–1984
| clubs4               = [Swansea City](/source/Swansea_City_A.F.C.)
| caps4                = 72
| goals4               = 4
| years5               = 1984–1986
| clubs5               = [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.)
| caps5                = 47
| goals5               = 1
| years6               = 1986–1988
| clubs6               = [Wichita Wings](/source/Wichita_Wings) (indoor)
| caps6                = 51
| goals6               = 2
| years7               = 1988–1989
| clubs7               = [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.)
| caps7                = 10
| goals7               = 0
| years8               = 1989-1990
| clubs8               = [Welton Rovers](/source/Welton_Rovers_F.C.)
| caps8                =
| goals8               =
| years9               = 1990-1991
| clubs9               = [Waterlooville](/source/Waterlooville_F.C.)
| caps9                = 
| goals9               = 
}}
'''Gary Stanley''' (born 4 March 1954) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.), [Swansea City](/source/Swansea_City_A.F.C.), [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) and [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.).<ref name=NB>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/garystanley.html |title=Gary Stanley |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |access-date=28 September 2009}}</ref> He also played in the [North American Soccer League](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)) with [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(1977%E2%80%9383))<ref name=NASLJ>{{cite web |url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Rosters/Strikers_Rosters.htm#1979 |title=North American Soccer League Rosters Ft. Lauderdale/Minnesota Strikers |work=NASL Jerseys |publisher=Dave Morrison |access-date=29 September 2009}}</ref> and in the [Major Indoor Soccer League](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)) with [Wichita Wings](/source/Wichita_Wings).<ref name=NB/>

==Career==

Stanley started his career with [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.), where he turned professional in 1971 and made his league debut at the age of 21, on 16 August 1975 in a 2–1 defeat away to [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_A.F.C.) in the [Second Division](/source/Football_League_Second_Division).<ref name=SHC>{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43779 |title=Gary Stanley – Chelsea FC |work=Football Heroes |publisher=Sporting Heroes Collection Ltd |access-date=28 September 2009}}</ref> He helped the club to [promotion](/source/promotion_and_relegation) to the [First Division](/source/Football_League_First_Division) in the [1976–77 season](/source/1976%E2%80%9377_in_English_football), and remained with Chelsea until their [relegation](/source/Promotion_and_relegation) in 1979, when, after a summer in the [NASL](/source/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968-1984)) with [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(1977%E2%80%9383)), he joined [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.) for a fee of £300,000.<ref name=NASLJ/><ref name=Swansea>{{cite web |url=http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0,,10354~1304525,00.html |title=Past Players: S |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=9 November 2007 |access-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207123353/http://www.swanseacity.net/page/PastPlayers/0%2C%2C10354~1304525%2C00.html |archive-date=7 December 2009 }}</ref> He failed to show his Chelsea form with Everton, and moved on to [Swansea City](/source/Swansea_City_F.C.) two years later for £150,000.<ref name=SHE>{{cite web |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43780 |title=Gary Stanley – Everton FC |work=Football Heroes |publisher=Sporting Heroes Collection Ltd |access-date=28 September 2009}}</ref> Stanley won the [Welsh Cup](/source/Welsh_Cup) twice with Swansea, in 1982 and 1983, before spending two years with [Portsmouth](/source/Portsmouth_F.C.) and three seasons in the [MISL](/source/Major_Indoor_Soccer_League_(1978%E2%80%931992)) with the [Wichita Wings](/source/Wichita_Wings).<ref name=NB/><ref name=Swansea/> He returned to England in 1988 and spent a season with [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.) before moving into [non-league football](/source/non-league_football) with [Waterlooville](/source/Havant_%26_Waterlooville_F.C.).<ref name=NB/> After retiring as a player he worked for NTI Communications.<ref name=Swansea/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/S/Stanley.Gary.htm NASL/MISL stats]
{{1976–77 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year}}

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Category:Living people
Category:1954 births
Category:Footballers from Burton upon Trent
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Chelsea F.C. players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) players
Category:Everton F.C. players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:Wichita Wings (MISL) players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Waterlooville F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:English expatriate men's footballers

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