Richard Sloley

Richard Sloley

Personal information
Full name	Richard W Sloley[1]
Date of birth	20 August 1891[2]
Place of birth	Barnstaple, England[2]
Date of death	17 October 1946 (aged 55)[3]
Place of death	London, England[4]
Playing position	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Corinthian
	Cambridge University
	Brentford
	Corinthian
1919–1922	Corinthian
1919	→ Aston Villa (loan)	2	(0)
	Ealing Association
National team
1920	England Amateurs	2	(1)
1920	Great Britain	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Richard Sloley (20 August 1891 – 17 October 1946), sometimes known as Dick Stoley, was an English amateur football inside right who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.^[2] He was capped by England at amateur level and represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.^[2][5] Stoley formed short-lived amateur club Argonauts in 1928.^[6]

Personal life

Sloley was a Cambridge Blue and served as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.^[6][7]

References

1. "Richard W Sloley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
2. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 267. ISBN 190589161X.
3. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.richard.sloley.140031.en.html
4. "England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription". Retrieved 29 January 2016.
5. "Richard Sloley :: Richard W. Sloley ::". www.footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
6. http://www.ssudl.solent.ac.uk/2202/1/SH-Argonauts.doc
7. "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 2015-12-25.