| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stuart Richard Doncaster[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1890[2] | ||
| Place of birth | West Burton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1955 (aged 64)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Derbyshire, England[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Buxton | |||
| Stourbridge | |||
| 1912–1913 | Aston Villa | 2 | (1) |
| 1913 | Glossop | 15 | (7) |
| Matlock Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stuart Richard Doncaster (1 September 1890 – 1955) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Glossop and Aston Villa.[3]
Personal life
Doncaster enlisted in the Coldstream Guards in September 1908 and was still a private in the regiment when the First World War broke out in 1914.[1] He was posted to the Western Front in August 1914 and due to a gunshot wound to the hand, he was discharged as "being no longer physically fit for war service" in July 1915.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1912–13[5] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 "Stuart Richard Doncaster | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ Stuart Doncaster at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 83. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ↑ "Doncaster, Stuart". Aston Villa Player Database. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ↑ "Stuart Doncaster". 11v11.com. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
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