| Stan Carpenter | |
| Fullname: | Stanley Franzien Carpenter |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia |
| Death Place: | Adamstown, NSW, Australia |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
| Position: | Forward |
| Teama: | New South Wales |
| Yearastart: | 1909 |
| Appearancesa: | 4 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | Australia |
| Yearbstart: | 1909 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 4 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 8 |
| Club1: | Newcastle Rebels |
| Year1start: | 1908 |
| Year1end: | 09 |
| Appearances1: | 19 |
| Tries1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 33 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 1 |
| Points1: | 83 |
Stanley Franzien Carpenter (22 September 1879 – 31 May 1962) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
Carpenter was born in the Sydney suburb of Woolloomooloo and raised in Newcastle, where he worked as a coal miner. He played his early rugby with local sides Carlton and Central Newcastle.[2]
A strong forward, Carpenter captained the Newcastle Rebels for their only two NSWRFL seasons in 1908 and 1909, playing beside his brother Les. He topped Newcastle's points-scoring in both seasons.[3]
Carpenter represented Australia in three matches against New Zealand Māori in 1909.[4]
During World War I, Carpenter served with the Australian Army Medical Corps as a stretcher bearer and was in the third wave of troops that arrived at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. His efforts in rescuing soldiers while under fire earned him a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was part of the Battle of Pozières in 1916 and got recommended for a Victoria Cross by Major Harold Walker.[5]