Stanley Hunter Ramsay (10 August 1904 – 19 July 1989) was a

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and a

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of the

Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 2 ...

Hall of Fame. Ryton-born Ramsay made 82 appearances for Norwich as a

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and

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between 1932 and 1934, scoring once Norwich Evening News accessed 2 November 2007 (see List of Norwich City F.C. club records). Before playing for Norwich, Ramsay appeared for

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre rivers, and ...

and

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

. He captained Norwich to the club's first-ever honour, the championship of

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a max ...

. After Ramsay left Norwich, he became

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Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mov ...

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;Specific ;General * 1904 births 1989 deaths English men's footballers Norwich City F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players English football managers Shrewsbury Town F.C. managers People from Ryton, Tyne and Wear Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Footballers from Tyne and Wear Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders {{england-footy-defender-1900s-stub