Dennis Stokoe

Dennis Stokoe

Personal information
Date of birth	6 June 1925
Place of birth	Blyth, England
Date of death	4 August 2005 (aged 80)
Playing position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	North Shields
1947–1948	Chesterfield	0	(0)
1948–1953	Carlisle United	151	(2)
1953–1956	Workington	107	(2)
1956–1957	Gateshead	13	(0)
	Horden Colliery Welfare
Total		271	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Dennis Stokoe (6 June 1925 – 4 August 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half.

Career

Born in Blyth, Stokoe played for North Shields, Chesterfield, Carlisle United, Workington, Gateshead and Horden Colliery Welfare.^[1][2]

Later life and death

Stokoe worked as the chief business reporter on the Newcastle Journal between 1969 and 1990; he died on 4 August 2005.^[3]

References

1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
2. Basson, Stuart (18 February 2010). "Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
3. John Walsh (4 August 2005). "Stokoe, one of a rare breed, laid to rest". News & Star. Retrieved 27 August 2013.