Stanley George James Earle (6 September 1897 – 26 September 1971) was an English

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who played as an

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in the

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for

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and

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

. He was

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for England at amateur and full levels. Stan, the son of centre-half and goalkeeper Harry Earle, played for West Ham Schools as a youth. He featured for England Schoolboys in 1912, and captained Essex. He gained England Amateur caps against Ireland in 1922–23, and against Ireland and France in 1923–24. Earle featured for the FA XI against the Army in both seasons, and also represented the

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. He represented The Amateurs in the 1923 Charity Shield. Earle played in the

with

Vivian Gibbins William Vivian Talbot Gibbins (10 August 1901 – 21 November 1979) was an English amateur association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. West Ham and Clapton Born in Forest Gate, Gibbins joined ...

at Clapton, and joined

as an amateur in March 1922. He made four League appearances for the north London club, scoring three goals, and had his registration cancelled in July 1924. Earle continued to play for Clapton and became club captain. He won the

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with the club in 1924. Earle left the Dog to join the professional ranks at

in August 1924. After 18 appearances and 6 goals in his first season, his second saw 38 appearances and 9 goals, including his first appearance for the club in the

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, a 5–0 thrashing at the hands of

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. He was an ever-present in 1926–27, playing in all 45 league and cup games – an achievement matched only by Jim Barrett,

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and

Vic Watson Victor Martin Watson (10 November 1897 – 3 August 1988) was an English professional association football, footballer who played most of his club football for West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. Playing career Watson, a centre forward, pla ...

. Earle made 37 appearances in 1928–29, including all of the games in that season's FA Cup run. He played his final game for West Ham on 23 April 1932, a 2–4 loss to

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at Upton Park, and left having scored 58 goals in 273

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and FA Cup games during his eight years at the club. He made two appearances for the full

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team, the first in a 3–1 victory against

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on 17 May 1924 where he played alongside his Clapton colleague Gibbins. After being selected as a reserve for England's game against Ireland on 24 October 1925, he didn't see further action with the national team until 1927, age 30. The 2–0 defeat against

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saw Hammers goalkeeper Ted Hufton taken to hospital after a broken arm sustained in the first half. Earle ended his career at

, and went on to coach Walthamstow Avenue and manage

Leyton Leyton ( ) is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It borders Walthamstow to the north, Leytonstone to the east, and Stratford to the south, with Clapton, Hackney Wick and Homerton, across the Ri ...

. He served in the

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and the

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as a bombardier.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Earle, Stan Footballers from the London Borough of Newham People from Stratford, London 1897 births 1971 deaths English men's footballers England men's amateur international footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football inside forwards Clapton F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Isthmian League players English Football League players Leyton F.C. managers 20th-century British Army personnel Royal Field Artillery soldiers Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers English football managers Military personnel from the London Borough of Newham