Stan HARLAND

Stan Harland - Birmingham City - League appearances.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 09 September 1972

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    • POSITION
      Wing Half
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Wednesday, 19 June 1940
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Liverpool, England. (Died 30th August 2001 Aged 61.)
  • CLUBS
  • Birmingham City
    • Club Career Dates
      1971-1973
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 4th December 1971 in a 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough (Aged: 31)
    • Club Career
      37 League apps (+1 as sub)
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Stan HARLAND - Birmingham City - League appearances.

Stan Harland is pictured during Birmingham City's  4-1 win against Manchester City,

during his only season in the top Division.

 

Everton:   1959-1960     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
     1960-1961     Played   0     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in July 1961
 
Bradford City:   1961-1962     Played   42     Scored   7   goals   (Division 4)
     1962-1963     Played   41     Scored   8   goals   (Division 4)
     1963-1964     Played   37     Scored   5   goals   (Division 4)
 
Transferred in June 1964
 
Carlisle Utd:   1964-1965     Played   46     Scored   3   goals   (Division 3)
     1965-1966     Played   31     Scored   4   goals   (Division 2)
 
Transferred in August 1966
 
Swindon Town:   1966-1967     Played   46     Scored   0   goals   (Division 3)
     1967-1968     Played   46     Scored   5   goals   (Division 3)
     1968-1969     Played   46     Scored   1   goal   (Division 3)
     1969-1970     Played   41     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1970-1971     Played   42     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1971-1972     Played   16     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
 
Transferred in December 1971
 
Birmingham:   1971-1972     Played   19     Scored   0   goals   (Division 2)
     1972-1973     Played   19     Scored   0   goals   (Division 1)
 

 

Stan Harland made 38 appearances for Birmingham, who paid £15,000 for him,  helping them win promotion to the First Division in 1972 and reach the FA Cup semi-final of the same year. His career was ended through injury although he moved to become player-manager of Yeovil Town and later worked with Frank Burrows at Portsmouth in a coaching capacity.

 

Harland was married to an ice-dancing champion and had two daughters, he also often played in the Professional Footballers' Golf Championship. After leaving football he worked in the Supermarket business and continued working up until his death from a heart attack on 30 August 2001 in Tintinhull, Somerset.