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Denis Stanton

Biography

Denis was signed in mid-December 1969 from Musselburgh Athletic after impressing for our reserves as a trialist. He continued to feature regularly for the reserves for the rest of the campaign, as well as making his first team debut in a Division Two game against Falkirk in March 1970. The following campaign saw him again appear for the first team in late February 1971, and after impressing manager Albert Henderson he continued to feature for the rest of the season. He featured regularly during the 1971-72 season before a nasty injury sustained in a match away to Alloa Athletic in…Read moreRead less
Denis was signed in mid-December 1969 from Musselburgh Athletic after impressing for our reserves as a trialist. He continued to feature regularly for the reserves for the rest of the campaign, as well as making his first team debut in a Division Two game against Falkirk in March 1970. The following campaign saw him again appear for the first team in late February 1971, and after impressing manager Albert Henderson he continued to feature for the rest of the season.

He featured regularly during the 1971-72 season before a nasty injury sustained in a match away to Alloa Athletic in March 1972 saw him out of action until December of that year and after his returned he featured in 8 games during the 1972-73 campaign. At the end of the season he was given a free transfer, and he went on to join Forfar Athletic in late August.

Statistics

Apps
37 (7)
Goals
5
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.11
Minutes
3361
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1972-736 (2)120
1971-7225 (2)210
1970-715 (3)200
1969-701000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 17 Dec 1969 · Left: 31 May 1973

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Albert Henderson28 Mar 197010 Mar 197337 (7)

Timeline

  1. Born

    Edinburgh

  2. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

Appearances (44)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
10 Mar 1973 Arbroath 3–0 St Johnstone Division One1972-73 W
3 Mar 1973 Arbroath 3–0 Hearts Division One1972-73 W
19 Feb 1973 Rangers 5–0 Arbroath Division One1972-73 L
3 Feb 1973 Stirling 3–3 Arbroath Scottish Cup1972-73 D
20 Jan 1973 Arbroath 2–1 Dumbarton Division One1972-73 W
23 Dec 1972 Motherwell 2–0 Arbroath Division One1972-73 L
16 Dec 1972 Arbroath 1–2 Celtic Division One1972-73 L
9 Dec 1972 Aberdeen 0–0 Arbroath Division One1972-73 D
25 Mar 1972 Alloa 0–3 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
18 Mar 1972 Arbroath 1–0 Queen's Park Division Two1971-72 W
11 Mar 1972 Montrose 0–0 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 D
4 Mar 1972 Arbroath 3–2 Dumbarton Division Two1971-72 W
19 Feb 1972 Arbroath 3–0 Stenhousemuir Division Two1971-72 W
5 Feb 1972 Arbroath 1–3 Airdrie (Old) Scottish Cup1971-72 L
29 Jan 1972 Arbroath 3–1 Stranraer Division Two1971-72 W
22 Jan 1972 East Stirling 5–0 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 L
15 Jan 1972 Arbroath 1–2 Clydebank Division Two1971-72 L
8 Jan 1972 Stirling 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
1 Jan 1972 Forfar 0–4 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
25 Dec 1971 Arbroath 2–2 Queen of South Division Two1971-72 D
18 Dec 1971 Albion Rovers 0–3 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
11 Dec 1971 Arbroath 2–2 Cowdenbeath Division Two1971-72 D
4 Dec 1971 Arbroath 2–1 Berwick Rangers Division Two1971-72 W
27 Nov 1971 St Mirren 4–3 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 L
13 Nov 1971 Queen's Park 2–1 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 L
6 Nov 1971 Arbroath 2–0 Montrose Division Two1971-72 W
30 Oct 1971 Dumbarton 1–2 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
23 Oct 1971 Stenhousemuir 0–1 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 W
16 Oct 1971 Arbroath 3–0 Hamilton Accies Division Two1971-72 W
9 Oct 1971 Stranraer 4–1 Arbroath Division Two1971-72 L

Goals scored (5)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
3 Feb 1973 Stirling 3–3 Arbroath Scottish Cup1972-73 D 57′
4 Dec 1971 Arbroath 2–1 Berwick Rangers Division Two1971-72 W 47′
6 Nov 1971 Arbroath 2–0 Montrose Division Two1971-72 W 57′
27 Feb 1971 Arbroath 6–2 Alloa Division Two1970-71 W 8′
27 Feb 1971 Arbroath 6–2 Alloa Division Two1970-71 W 71′