# Stan Montgomery
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{{short description|English footballer and cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stan Montgomery
| image =
| fullname = Stanley William Montgomery
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|07|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Silvertown](/source/Silvertown), England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2000|10|5|1920|07|7|df=y}}
| death_place = [Cardiff](/source/Cardiff), Wales
| height =
| position = [Defender](/source/Defender_(football))
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|000}}?–1946
| years2 = 1946
| years3 = 1946–1948
| years4 = 1948–1955
| years5 = 1955
| years6 = 1955–1956
| years7 = 1956–{{0|000}}?
| years8 = {{0|000}}?–{{0|000}}?
| clubs1 = [Romford](/source/Romford_F.C.)
| clubs2 = [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.)
| clubs3 = [Southend United](/source/Southend_United_F.C.)
| clubs4 = [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.)
| clubs5 = [Worcester City](/source/Worcester_City_F.C.)
| clubs6 = [Newport County](/source/Newport_County_A.F.C.)
| clubs7 = [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli_A.F.C.)
| clubs8 = [Ton Pentre](/source/Ton_Pentre_F.C.)
| caps1 = ?
| caps2 = 5
| caps3 = 96
| caps4 = 231
| caps5 = ?
| caps6 = 9
| caps7 = ?
| caps8 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = ?
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = ?
| goals8 = ?
| nationalyears1 =
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}}
'''Stanley William Montgomery''' (7 July 1920 – 5 October 2000) was an English professional [footballer](/source/association_football) and first-class [cricket](/source/cricket)er. He was the son-in-law of [1927 FA Cup](/source/1927_FA_Cup_Final) winner [Jimmy Nelson](/source/James_Nelson_(Scottish_footballer)), who also played over 200 times for [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.).
==Football career==
Montgomery began his football career playing for non-league [Romford](/source/Romford_F.C.) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II), also guesting on several occasions for [Southend United](/source/Southend_United_F.C.). Following the end of the war he signed for [Hull City](/source/Hull_City_A.F.C.), but only spent a short period there before returning to play at Southend. He remained at the club until 1948 when he joined [Cardiff City](/source/Cardiff_City_F.C.) for a fee of £6,000, on the recommendation of his father-in-law Jimmy Nelson who had played for Cardiff in the 1920s.
He made a goalscoring debut for Cardiff against [Grimsby Town](/source/Grimsby_Town_F.C.) in January 1949 and played the remaining seventeen matches of the season. He missed very few games for the Blubirds over the next seven years and helped them to promotion during the 1951/52 season. He eventually left the club in 1955 and returned to non-league football with [Worcester City](/source/Worcester_City_F.C.) before finishing is career in Wales with spells at [Newport County](/source/Newport_County_A.F.C.), [Llanelli](/source/Llanelli_A.F.C.) and [Ton Pentre](/source/Ton_Pentre_F.C.). After his retirement he became a coach and was appointed by George Swindin (then manager of Norwich City) as the Canaries' first team coach in 1962. Swindin tok over at Cardiff five months later and Montgomery followed him to Ninian Park, again to work as first team coach for the next two years. He subsequently worked as Sports Adviser to the Boys Clubs of Wales, and helped [Bristol Rovers](/source/Bristol_Rovers_F.C.) as a scout in the South Wales area, later having a spell as Rovers' Youth team coach. He later returned to [Ninian Park](/source/Ninian_Park) on the request of manager [Alan Durban](/source/Alan_Durban) to take charge of the clubs trialists.
==Cricket career==
Montgomery was also a first-class cricketer with [Glamorgan](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) from 1949 to 1953. He joined Glamorgan from [Barry](/source/Barry%2C_Vale_of_Glamorgan) Athletic Club and made his first-class debut against [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) at the Arms Park in 1949.[[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/92924.html "Stan Montgomery the former Glamorgan batsman and Cardiff City has died today"] contentusa.com Retrieved on 26 March 2008] He made his highest first-class score of 117, his maiden century, against [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) later that season, sharing a fifth-wicket stand of 264 with Maurice Robinson (190).[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1022.html "Brief profile of Stan Montgomery"] cricketarchive.com Retrieved on 14 May 2009] This is still the fifth-wicket record partnership for Glamorgan.[[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Glamorgan/Batting_Records/Highest_Partnership_Each_Wicket_For.html "Glamorgan batting records"] cricketarchive.com Retrieved on 14 May 2009]
==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{Cite book
| title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City
| first = Dean
| last = Hayes
| publisher = Breedon Books
| year = 2006
| isbn= 1-85983-462-0
}}
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Category:1920 births
Category:2000 deaths
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Newham
Category:People from Silvertown
Category:Cricketers from the London Borough of Newham
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Romford F.C. players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Southend United F.C. players
Category:Cardiff City F.C. players
Category:Worcester City F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
Category:Ton Pentre F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:English cricketers
Category:Glamorgan cricketers
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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