Richard Sloley

Richard W. 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][4] He was capped by England at amateur level and represented Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2][5][6] Sloley formed short-lived amateur club Argonauts in 1928.[7]

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(1946-10-17) (aged 55)[3]
Place of death St Pancras, England[3]
Playing position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Corinthian
Cambridge University
1914 Brentford 5 (8)
Corinthian
1919–1922 Corinthian
1919 → Aston Villa (loan) 2 (0)
Ealing Association
National team
1919–1920 England Amateurs 4 (3)
1920 Great Britain 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Sloley was a Cambridge Blue and as of 1911, was working as an assistant schoolmaster in Guildford.[7][3] He served as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps during the First World War.[8]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1913–14[4] Southern League Second Division 2 3 — 2 3
1914–15[4] 3 5 1 0 4 5
Total 5 8 1 0 6 8
Aston Villa (loan) 1919–20[1] First Division 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 7 8 1 0 8 8

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. Richard Sloley on Lives of the First World War
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 362–363. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. "Richard Sloley :: Richard W. Sloley ::". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  6. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. "Argonauts". Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  8. "Richard Sloley | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 13 November 2018.


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