Larry Stanley

Larry Stanley

Personal information
Irish name	Labhrás de Stainléigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	1896 Prosperous, County Kildare, Ireland
Died	21 September 1987 (aged 91) Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Caragh Garda
Club titles
Kildare titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1916-1919 1920-1925 1926-1930	Kildare Dublin Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Larry Stanley (1896 – 21 September 1987) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Kildare and Dublin senior teams.

Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Stanley made his first appearance on the inter-county scene during the 1916 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for both Kildare and Dublin until his retirement after the 1930 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Leinster medals. Stanley captained Kildare to the All-Ireland title in 1919.

At club level Stanley enjoyed a hugely successful career with Caragh, winning two county club championship. He also played with the Garda club in Dublin.

Stanley was also a successful high jumper and represented Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

In retirement from sport Stanley came to be recognised as one of the greats of Gaelic football. In 1980 he was the inaugural recipient of the All-Time All Star Award. He was posthumously included on a special selection of the greatest Garda football team ever.

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Kildare Senior Football Captain 1919	Succeeded by Mick Buckley
Achievements
Preceded by Jim Byrne (Wexford)	All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning captain 1919	Succeeded by Jerry Shelly (Tipperary)
Awards
Preceded by Newly created award	All-Time All Star Award 1980	Succeeded by Tommy Murphy (Laois)