Career
He is the uncle of fellow football player Ian Stringfellow. Stringfellow began his career at Mansfield Town whom he joined as a schoolboy in 1957. He was a star in Mansfield"s youth team, and signed a professional contract in February 1960, shortly after his 17th birthday.
He made his first-team debut six months later, playing as an outside-left in the game against Rochdale on 30 August 1960.
Despite his young age, Stringfellow remained a regular in the Mansfield side, and scored 12 goals in 65 appearances for the Stags, before moving to Leicester City for £25,000 in January 1962 – the highest transfer fee ever paid for an 18-year-old at the time. By his second season at Filbert Street, Stringfellow was a regular in the Leicester side.
In 1968, Stringfellow suffered a serious cartilage injury, and was never the same player. Nevertheless, he remained on Leicester"s books, mostly in a reserve role, until 1975 when he quit the professional game and finished his career with non-league Nuneaton Borough.
In all competitions, Stringfellow played 377 games for Leicester and scored 98 goals.
After his retirement from football, Stringfellow settled in Enderby, Leicestershire, where he worked as a newsagent.
