Stanley Nicholas Fazackerley (3 October 1891 – 20 June 1946) was an English

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who played as an

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. Born in

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he had spells at a number of clubs including

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's ...

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games a ...

and Everton and was known as a clever skilful player with a powerful and accurate shot.

Club career

Fazackerley played for the

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at hometown club

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, but left the club to sail to the US in 1911 and played for Charleston during the 1911–12 season. Upon his return to Britain in 1912, he briefly played with

before moving to

for a fee of £50 where he scored 19 goals in 27 Division 2 games. This brought him to the attention of

who paid £1,000 for his services, then a record fee for the club. He was a mainstay of the team and played a large part in the club's success in the

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in 1914 and 1915. He played part in the FA Cup final in 1915 and scored the second United goal by heading in a shot from Wally Masterman that had rebounded from the bar ensuring that he picked up a winners medal. During

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he remained registered with the Blades but caused friction when he turned out for

without permission. He subsequently joined the

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and was then allowed to make guest appearances for

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and

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whilst on active service. After the war he remained with The Blades and was selected for an FA tour of South Africa in 1920 but his form declined on his return and he requested a transfer soon after. He eventually joined Everton for £4,000 - a huge amount for the time - although Stan's own part in the transfer led to an FA enquiry. Coming to the end of his career he moved to

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (), commonly known as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England, which compete in the . The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley Ro ...

after a couple of seasons before finishing his career at

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

Personal life

Fazackerley's younger brother James fought with the

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) (until 1921 known as the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Lancashire Re ...

during the

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and was reported

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, presumed dead, during the Battle of Cambrai on 30 November 1917.

Honours

Sheffield United *

: 1914–15 Wolverhampton Wanderers *

Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of the Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to ...

: 1923–24

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fazackerley, Stanley 1891 births 1946 deaths Military personnel from Preston, Lancashire Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English footballers English Football League players Association football forwards Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Hull City A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Preston North End F.C. wartime guest players Blackpool F.C. wartime guest players Chelsea F.C. wartime guest players Everton F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Derby County F.C. players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate footballers FA Cup Final players British Army personnel of World War I Royal Field Artillery officers