1. Adam Stansfield was an English professional footballer who played as a striker.
24 Facts About Adam Stansfield
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Adam Stansfield competed professionally for Yeovil Town, Hereford United and Exeter City, and won promotion from the Football Conference to The Football League with all three teams.
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Adam Stansfield helped Exeter earn promotion into League One in 2009.
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At international level, Adam Stansfield played five matches and scored one goal for England's national semi-professional team, winning the 2005 Four Nations Tournament.
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Adam Stansfield has posthumously been featured on a Flybe airliner livery and a local currency banknote in Exeter.
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Adam Stansfield was born in Plymouth, Devon, as the third of four children, and supported Nottingham Forest.
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Adam Stansfield played at county level for Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Devon.
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Adam Stansfield played in Tiverton Town's youth team as a left back before reverting to being a striker at his first senior club, non-League side Cullompton Rangers.
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Adam Stansfield later moved to Elmore, where he attracted trials from Exeter City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Torquay United, all of which were unsuccessful.
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Adam Stansfield's siblings joined the Royal Air Force and he thought of joining them, but continued searching for a breakthrough in professional football.
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Adam Stansfield's first season at Huish Park was a success, finishing as the top scorer with 16 goals, eight of which came in the club's victorious FA Trophy run.
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Adam Stansfield missed the remainder of the season, in which Yeovil won the Conference to be promoted to The Football League for the first time.
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Adam Stansfield recovered to feature in the next campaign, making his league debut on 16 August 2003.
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Adam Stansfield was given a rare start in that match as first-choice forward Kevin Gall was away with Wales under-21.
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On 14 June 2004, Adam Stansfield returned to the Conference with Hereford United, signed by Graham Turner to replace their previous season's top scorer Steve Guinan, who had been sold to Cheltenham Town.
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On 12 June 2006, with his contract expired, Adam Stansfield decided to remain in the Conference, joining Exeter City.
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Adam Stansfield told local radio that his aim was not to achieve promotion or reach a certain tally of goals, but to influence the club's younger players.
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Adam Stansfield earned five caps and scored one goal for the England national semi-professional team.
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Adam Stansfield played in two matches as England won the tournament with three wins.
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Adam Stansfield suffered from persistent abdominal pain in the early part of 2010, and was admitted to hospital for tests at the end of March.
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Later that month, Adam Stansfield underwent surgery to remove part of his colon.
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Club vice-chairman Julian Tagg reported that the operation was successful, and that Adam Stansfield appeared happy and was making jokes.
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Adam Stansfield continues to be remembered by fans of his former teams.
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In recognition of his achievements at Exeter City, Adam Stansfield was in 2017 inducted into the Exeter City Hall of Fame alongside Sidney Thomas, Graham Rees and Peter Hatch.