Eric Winstanley

Eric Winstanley

Winstanley in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Eric Winstanley
Date of birth	(1944-11-15)15 November 1944
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Date of death	20 May 2021(2021-05-20) (aged 76)
Place of death	Rotherham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1973	Barnsley	410	(35)
1973–1977	Chesterfield	101	(7)
Total		511	(42)
International career
1962–1963	England U18	5	(0)
Managerial career
1989	Barnsley (caretaker)
1999	Barnsley (caretaker)
2000–2001	Barnsley (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Winstanley (15 November 1944 – 20 May 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-back in the Football League for Barnsley and Chesterfield.

Early life

Eric Winstanley was born on 15 November 1944 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire.^[2]

Playing career

Winstanley started his career with Barnsley after signing a professional contract in May 1962,^[2] where he later became captain.^[3] He made 410 league appearances for Barnsley^[2] and has been described as a "club legend".^[4] He joined Chesterfield in August 1973.^[2]

Winstanley made five appearances for the England national under-18 team from 1962 to 1963.^[5]

Coaching career

Winstanley spent over 20 years on the coaching staff at Barnsley,^[6] but left in June 2001, which ended a 34-year association with the club.^[7] He had two spells as caretaker manager during this time.^[7] He was given a testimonial match by the club in November 2001 against Manchester United, which Barnsley won 1–0.^[8]

Winstanley became technical director of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in 2001,^[9] before leaving in February 2004.^[10] He worked as youth-team coach at Doncaster Rovers during the 2004–05 season.^{[citation needed]} Winstanley was brought into the Scarborough coaching staff as assistant manager in October 2005.^[6][11] He left the position in July 2006 following Mark Patterson's arrival onto the coaching staff and became the York City head of youth development in October.^[6][12] He worked in this role along with being Colin Walker's assistant since November 2007 until being appointed head coach following Neil Redfearn's arrival as youth-team coach in February 2008.^[13] He was dismissed as head coach alongside manager Walker on 21 November 2008.^[14]

He joined South African team SuperSport United as technical director of the club's development wing in October 2009.^[15]

Death

Winstanley died on 20 May 2021 in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, aged 76.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[16]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Barnsley	1961–62	Third Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1962–63	Third Division	45	0	3	0	4	0	52	0
	1963–64	Third Division	46	3	6	0	3	0	55	3
	1964–65	Third Division	26	0	0	0	2	0	28	0
	1966–67	Fourth Division	41	1	5	0	1	0	47	1
	1967–68	Fourth Division	45	6	1	0	1	0	47	6
	1968–69	Third Division	36	12	6	1	2	1	44	14
	1969–70	Third Division	42	3	4	0	0	0	46	3
	1970–71	Third Division	43	6	3	0	1	0	47	6
	1971–72	Third Division	42	0	3	2	2	0	47	2
	1972–73	Fourth Division	42	4	2	0	2	0	46	4
	Total		410	35	33	3	18	1	461	39
Chesterfield	1973–74	Third Division	40	2	2	0	4	0	46	2
	1974–75	Third Division	46	3	3	0	2	1	51	4
	1975–76	Third Division	12	2	1	0	0	0	13	2
	1976–77	Third Division	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		101	7	6	0	6	1	113	8
Career total			511	42	39	3	24	1	578	46

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Barnsley (caretaker)	8 November 1989	1 December 1989	4	1	1	2	025.0	[17]
Barnsley (caretaker)	19 April 1999	27 May 1999	3	2	1	0	066.7	[18][19]
Barnsley (caretaker)	19 December 2000	8 January 2001	5	1	1	3	020.0	[18][20]
Total			12	4	3	5	033.3

Honours

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Season: 1972–73^[21]

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-354-09018-6.
2. "Eric Winstanley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. "1950 – 1972 – Tough times at Oakwell". Barnsley F.C. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
4. "Barnsley". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
5. "Match Results Under 18: 1960–1970". England Football Online. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
6. "Winstanley to manage York youth". BBC Sport. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
7. "Winstanley's Barnsley affair ends". BBC Sport. 1 June 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
8. "Barnsley honour Winstanley". BBC Sport. 12 November 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
9. Steckles, Garry (24 March 2004). "Caribbean Dream". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
10. Steckles, Garry (28 February 2004). "Winstanley quits St Kitts". The Star. Retrieved 11 March 2010 – via FindArticles. ^{[dead link]}
11. "Winstanley to help boss Redfearn". BBC Sport. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
12. "Redfearn quits Boro". Non-League Daily. Baltic Publications. 6 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
13. "Redfearn gets York coaching role". BBC Sport. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
14. "Manager Walker leaves York City". BBC Sport. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
15. Mothowagae, Daniel (3 October 2009). "SuperSport ropes in new academy director". City Press. Retrieved 11 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
16. "Player Details: Eric Winstanley". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
17. "Manager Details: Eric Winstanley". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
18. "Managers: Eric Winstanley". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
19. Flett, Dave (23 September 2006). "Win bonus for City's juniors". The Press. York. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
20. "Winstanley: I would have been happy with a point". Lancashire Telegraph. Blackburn. 27 December 2000. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
21. "Player of the Season winners". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 21 May 2021.