William Stanley was the first
manager (secretary) of
Coventry City, then known as Singers FC, from 1883 to 1885. Although little is known of him he is now credited with being the true founder of the club, having organised a team made up of employees from the
Singer bicycle factory in
Coventry. As a player, Stanley was a
centre-forward.
William's nephew was
George E. Stanley
George Enoch Stanley (1884-1949) was a British motorcyclist who was a member of ‘The British Motorcycle Racing Club’.
History
From 1909 to 1911 he rode a Premier motorcycle then from 1911 to 1914 he rode a three and a half horsepower single ...
who was a racer at
Brooklands.
References
Coventry City F.C. managers
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
English footballers
Men's association football forwards
Place of birth missing
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