Background
Stanton was born in Dudley, which was then part of Worcestershire, in 1923.
Stanton was born in Dudley, which was then part of Worcestershire, in 1923.
He played as a defender or wing half. He began his football career with Birmingham City, and played in the various wartime competitions during the Second World War, but made no first-team appearances once competitive football resumed after the war. He moved on to Northampton Town, where he made seven appearances in the Third Division South between 1947 and 1949.
In 1949 he joined Headington United, newly admitted to the Southern League, where he spent two seasons, making 51 appearances in all first-team competitions.
Stanton died in 2005.