Stan Horne (born 17 December 1944) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Horne was the first black player in the history of two of his teams - Manchester City and Fulham and the second to play for Aston Villa.[1][2] He also played for Chester, Denver Dynamos and Rochdale, making a total of 201 appearances in the Football League.[3] He was forced to retire from professional football due to high blood pressure.[4]

Stan Horne
Personal information
Full name Stanley Frederick Horne
Date of birth (1944-12-17) 17 December 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Clanfield, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1960–1961 Swindon Town
1961–1963 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1965 Aston Villa 6 (0)
1965–1968 Manchester City 50 (0)
1968–1973 Fulham 79 (0)
1973–1974 Chester 18 (0)
1974 Denver Dynamos 20 (0)
1974–1975 Rochdale 48 (5)
Total 221 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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Manchester City

References

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  1. ^ Club, Aston Villa Football. "Willie Clarke - Aston Villa's first black player and also the first non-white player to score in a Football League match | AVFC". Aston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC.
  2. ^ "First Black Footballers To Play For Premier League Clubs". EPL Talk. 14 October 2008. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Stan Horne". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Stan Horne". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Stan Horne: First Black footballer to win English Football League awarded medal for Manchester City 1967-68 title success". Sky Sports. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.