Stan Duff

Stanley Douglas Duff (Q1 1919 – 9 September 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Chester, and New Brighton.[1]

Stan Duff

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Douglas Duff[1]
Date of birth	Q1 1919 (1919)[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[1]
Date of death	9 September 1941 (aged 22)
Place of death	United Kingdom
Playing position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934	Earle
1935–1936	Liverpool	0	(0)
1935–1936	Leicester City	0	(0)
1937–1938	Tranmere Rovers	10	(3)
1938	Waterford
1938–1939	Chester	2	(0)
1938–1939	New Brighton	6	(0)
Total		18	(3)
National team
	England Amateurs	1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Duff served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[2][3] Stationed at No. 5 Observer School, he was killed serving as a wireless operator aboard Bristol Blenheim L8693 when the aircraft crashed in a training accident on 9 September 1941.[2][3][4] Duff is buried at the Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tranmere Rovers	1937–38	Third Division North[1]	8	2	1	1	9	3
Chester	1938–39	Third Division North[1]	2	0	0	0	2	0
New Brighton			6	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			16	2	2	1	18	3

References

1. Stan Duff at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. "Casualty Details: Stanley Douglas Duff". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. "Leading Aircraftman Stanley Douglas DUFF (648587) of the Royal Air Force". RAFCommands. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
4. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 119. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.