Stanley Bennion (9 February 1938 – 5 August 2013) was an English professional

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. He played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

as a winger for

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

and

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

Playing career

Bennion progressed through Wrexham's youth setup and signed as a part-time professional with the club in September 1959.''Player Memories'', Chester City v. Wycombe Wanderers matchday programme; 2/1/1995; p.15 He went on to make more than 50 league appearances over the next four years but his opportunities became limited after the signing of

Arfon Griffiths Arfon Trevor Griffiths MBE (born 23 August 1941) is a Welsh former football player and manager. During his playing career which lasted from 1959 to 1979, Griffiths played at both professional and international levels, before becoming a football ...

in 1962. The following season saw him agree to join

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, but the move collapsed and Stan joined Chester in time for the 1963–64 season as part of a swap deal with

Bill Myerscough Bill Myerscough (22 June 1930 in Bolton, Lancashire – 16 March 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for six clubs. He was in the Aston Villa side that won the 1957 FA Cup Final. Playing career An insi ...

. He made 20 league appearances in his first season with Chester but did not make any more the following season, although he did play in a

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tie at Wrexham. He also scored both goals when captain of the Chester side that beat

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

2–0 to win the

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. Bennion then dropped into non-league football, playing for New Brighton until 1970 and then spending four years with

Rhyl Rhyl (; cy, Y Rhyl, ) is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Flintshire (historic), Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at ...

. He continued to play local football in the

area into the 1990s. Outside football he has been employed by

Cheshire County Council Cheshire County Council was the county council of Cheshire. Founded on 1 April 1889, it was officially dissolved on 31 March 2009, when it and its districts were superseded by two unitary authorities; Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire Eas ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bennion, Stan 1938 births 2013 deaths Footballers from Chester English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Wrexham A.F.C. players Chester City F.C. players New Brighton A.F.C. players Rhyl F.C. players English Football League players