Career
He later went on to represent Yorkshire and England, playing at scrum-half/halfback, id est (that is) number 7. Kielty holds the record for most games for the Halifax cub which stands at 482 appearances between 1946 and 1958. he played the majority of his career at scrum-half/halfback, and formed a formidable halves pairing with stand off Ken Dean. On the field the "Dean and Kielty" duo became renowned as one of the best and most symbiotic creative partnerships in the game, while off the field Stan and Ken remained good friends years after their playing days came to an education
International honours
County Honours
Challenge Cup final appearances
Stan Kielty played scrum-half/halfback in Halifax"s 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final during the 1953-1954 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1954, and played scrum-half/halfback in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953-1954 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.
Testimonial match
Stan Kielty"s Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1955. Stan Kielty is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.
Arriva Yorkshire honoured 13 rugby league football players on Thursday 20 August 2009, at a ceremony at The Jungle, the home of the Castleford Tigers. A fleet of new buses were named after the "Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team".
The "Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team" is.
Trevor Foster Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, Neil Fox Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, Albert Goldthorpe, Alan Hardisty, Stan Kielty, Lewis Jones, Roger Millward Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire, Malcolm Reilly, Garry Schofield, Keith Senior, David Topliss, Dave Valentine, and Adrian Vowles.