Stan Wicks | |
Fullname: | Stanley Maurice Wicks |
Birth Date: | 11 July 1928 |
Birth Place: | Reading, England |
Death Date: | 1983 (aged 55) |
Death Place: | England |
Position: | Centre Half |
Youthyears1: | –1948 |
Youthclubs1: | Castle St. Institute |
Years1: | 1948–1954 |
Clubs1: | Reading |
Caps1: | 168 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Years2: | 1954–1957 |
Clubs2: | Chelsea |
Caps2: | 71 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Totalcaps: | 239 |
Totalgoals: | 2 |
Stan Maurice Wicks (11 July 1928 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played for Reading and Chelsea.[1] Wicks won the League Championship in 1955 with Chelsea, making 21 league appearances that season.[2] He was named by manager Ted Drake as one of his best acquisitions for Chelsea.[3]
Wicks retired from football due to injury in 1957 and died from cancer in 1983, at the age of 55.[2]