Stan Seymour
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Stanley Seymour | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Kelloe, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1909–1911 | Shilton Athletic | ||
| Senior career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (Gls)2 | |
| 1911–1912 | Bradford City | 1 (0) | |
| 1912–1920 | Greenock Morton | ?? (??) | |
| 1920–1929 | Newcastle United | 242 (73) | |
| National team3 | |||
| 1925–1926 | England | 2 (0) | |
| 1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:10, 24 May 2009 (UTC). 2 Appearances (Goals). |
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Stan Seymour (16 May 1895 – 24 December 1978) was a footballer who played and managed Newcastle United.
Born in Kelloe, Stan Seymour is one of the all-time Newcastle United greats, and was known as 'Mr. Newcastle' after the various years and roles he delivered for the club. As a player, despite his small physique, he was famous for tearing defences from down the left wing. After originally being rejected by Newcastle United as a teenager; being told to 'come back when you grow up', he played some non-league football for Shilton Athletic and Coxhoe before joining Bradford City in 1911 where he had a short spell making only one appearance. After his short stint at Bradford, he then joined Scottish side Greenock Morton. He developed as a player at Morton, becoming popular with the locals who called him 'The little Englishman'. His performances were noticed back in England and he was eventually offered a transfer to the club who originally rejected him, Newcastle United in 1920 for a fee of £2,500.
It did not take long for Seymour to become a crowd favourite at St. James' Park, his performances helped Newcastle win the FA Cup in 1924 in a 2–0 win over Aston Villa, in which he scored. He was also part of the Newcastle team that were crowned Division One champions in 1926–27. Such displays also earned him a call-up to the England squad in a tour to Australia. However in 1929, he was to leave the club after a disagreement with the officials. This was to be the end of his playing days as he decided to set up a clothes shop in Newcastle and later became involved in journalism. However his good service for Newcastle United were not forgotten and he was appointed the club's new Director in 1938.
As director he had control of first-team affairs, but like Frank Watt could not pick the team under the Director's Committee. However he had more influence on who could play than Watt had during his time at the club. He was manager of the club with the Directors Committee from 1938 to 1954. The club won the FA Cup in 1951 and retained it in 1952 whilst Seymour was at the helm. In a 2009 article written in The Times Online, Seymour was named Newcastle United's 5th Greatest player of all time. He scored 73 goals in 242 games for the club.
His son Stan Seymour, Jr. later became chairman of Newcastle United.
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