Stan Horne

Stan Horne
Personal information
Full name Stanley Frederick Horne
Date of birth (1944-12-17) 17 December 1944
Place of birth Clanfield, England
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1960–1961 Swindon Town
1961–1963 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Aston Villa 6 (0)
1965–1968 Manchester City 50 (0)
1968–1973 Fulham 79 (0)
1973–1974 Chester City 18 (0)
1974 Denver Dynamos 20 (0)
1974–1975 Rochdale 48 (5)
Total 221 (5)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Stan Horne (born 17 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Horne was the first black player in the history of his first three teams - Aston Villa, Manchester City and Fulham.[1] He also played for Chester City, Denver Dynamos and Rochdale, making a total of 201 appearances in the Football League.[2] He was forced to retire from professional football due to high blood pressure.[3]

References

  1. "First Black Footballers To Play For Premier League Clubs". EPL Talk. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. "Stan Horne". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. "Stan Horne". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 18 September 2009.


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