Stanley Rickaby (12 March 1924 – 8 February 2014) was an English
footballer who played as a
right-back.
Career
Rickaby was born in
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees, often simply referred to as Stockton, is a market town in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is on the northern banks of the River Tees, part of the Teesside built-up area. The town had an estimated ...
. He began his career with
South Bank
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in 1940 and in July of the following year joined
Middlesbrough as an amateur. He turned professional with Boro in July 1946. In February 1950 he signed for
West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £7,500. He made his only appearance for
England on 11 November 1953, in a 3–1 win against
Northern Ireland at
Goodison Park. A leg injury sustained in the 1954 FA Cup semi-final against
Port Vale meant that Rickaby missed the
final, but he nevertheless received a winner's medal, having played in all the previous rounds of the competition. He took up the role of player-manager at
Poole Town in the
Southern Football League
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in June 1955, where he was sacked from the manager position in December 1959 and replaced by the former Real Madrid manager
Michael Keeping. After this he moved to
Weymouth. Rickaby transferred to
Newton Abbot Spurs in August 1963 before retiring as a player a year later.
Later life
Rickaby moved to Australia in the late 1960s to work with Aboriginal communities and published his autobiography in 2002.
Death
He died on Saturday 8 February in Perth, Western Australia from
natural causes
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at the age of 89. News of his death only reached the United Kingdom on 3 March 2014. As a tribute to Rickaby, a minute's applause took place prior to West Bromwich Albion's home game against Manchester United on 8 March.
References
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1924 births
2014 deaths
Footballers from Stockton-on-Tees
English men's footballers
England men's international footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Middlesbrough F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Weymouth F.C. players
Poole Town F.C. players
English Football League players
English Football League representative players
Poole Town F.C. managers
English football managers
Newton Abbot Spurs A.F.C. players