14 Facts About Stan Seymour

George Stanley Seymour Sr was an English footballer.

Stan Seymour developed as a player at Morton, becoming popular with the locals who called him "the little Englishman".

Stan Seymour's performances helped Newcastle reach the 1924 FA Cup final, with goals against Portsmouth, Derby County, Liverpool, and Manchester City, before scoring a thunderous 20-yard half volley to secure the win over Aston Villa.

Stan Seymour had more influence on who could play than Watt had during his time at the club, and in fact did not believe that one man should have sole responsibility for picking the team.

Stan Seymour was manager of the club with the Directors Committee from 1938 to 1954, aside from a period from 1947 to 1950, when George Martin took over the role.

In 1943, Stan Seymour gave a trial to a 19-year-old Jackie Milburn, who later became a club legend himself.

The club won the FA Cup in 1951 and retained it in 1952 whilst Stan Seymour was at the helm.

In December 1954, Stan Seymour stepped down from the manager's role and became the club's vice-chairman, appointing Doug Livingstone as the new manager.

However, Stan Seymour still believed that the manager's responsibilities should extend no further than training and motivating the players, something he demonstrated when Livingstone attempted to drop Milburn from the team for the 1955 FA Cup final.

Stan Seymour responded to this by immediately relieving Livingstone of his ability to select the team, picking the eventual final team largely by himself, and saw Newcastle's victory in the final as vindication of his approach.

Still, Stan Seymour remained as part of the board until his death in 1978, and was appointed Life President of the club in 1976.

Stan Seymour scored 83 goals in 266 games for the club.

Stan Seymour was married to his wife Charlotte, a native of Benton, Tyne and Wear.

Stan Seymour later joined Newcastle's board of directors and became chairman of the club from 1981 to 1988.