Stan Cribb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley Roy Cribb | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Gosport, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 January 1989 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Gosport, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside-left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1923–1924 | Gosport Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1924–1930 | Southampton | 70 | (22) |
| 1930–1931 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1931–1932 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | (12) |
| 1932–1933 | Cardiff City | 27 | (11) |
| Total | 125 | (45) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1944–1967 | Gosport Borough | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stanley Roy "Stan" Cribb (11 May 1905 – 13 January 1989) was an English professional footballer who played for Southampton, Queens Park Rangers and Cardiff City as an outside-left in the 1920s and 1930s. He later went on to help found and to manage Gosport Borough.
Cribb was born in Gosport, Hampshire and attended Grove Road School. He won County representative honours at sixteen before joining Gosport Athletic, helping them to win the Hampshire League in 1924. This brought Cribb to the notice of Southampton, who he joined in September 1924.
Cribb made his debut for Southampton on 24 January 1925, in a Second Division match against Crystal Palace, replacing Jimmy Carr on the left-wing. Carr returned after four matches, although Cribb made a further two appearances in April. Although he established a reputation as a quick outside-left, his first-team appearances were rather occasional, making only 28 appearances in his first four seasons at The Dell with firstly Jimmy Carr and then Billy Murphy being preferred on the left. In early March 1928, Cribb finally took over the No. 11 shirt from Murphy, retaining his place for the remainder of the season.
On 24 March 1928 (Easter Monday), the "Saints" played West Bromwich Albion at The Dell. Albion's goalkeeper, George Ashmore was injured and was replaced in goal by a defender and was switched to the wing. In the second half, with the scores level at 2–2, Ashmore was back helping out in defence. Forgetting that he was now an outfield player, Ashmore caught the ball in the penalty area – Cribb duly scored from the penalty spot to give Saints the victory.
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