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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.[3]

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)
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)
National team
1962–1963	England U18	5	(0)
Teams managed
1989	Barnsley (caretaker)
1999	Barnsley (caretaker)
2000–2001	Barnsley (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Eric Winstanley was born on 15 November 1944 in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire.[3]

Playing career

Winstanley started his career with Barnsley after signing a professional contract in May 1962,[3] where he later became captain.[4] He made 410 league appearances for Barnsley[3] and has been described as a "club legend".[5] He joined Chesterfield in August 1973.[3]

Winstanley made five appearances for the England national under-18 team from 1962 to 1963.[6]

Coaching career

Winstanley spent over 20 years on the coaching staff at Barnsley,[7] but left in June 2001, which ended a 34-year association with the club.[8] He had two spells as caretaker manager during this time.[8] He was given a testimonial match by the club in November 2001 against Manchester United, which Barnsley won 1–0.[9]

Winstanley became technical director of the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team in 2001,[10] before leaving in February 2004.[11] 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.[7][12] 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.[7][13] 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.[14] He was dismissed as head coach alongside manager Walker on 21 November 2008.[15]

He joined South African team SuperSport United as technical director of the club's development wing in October 2009.[16]

Death

Winstanley died on 20 May 2021 aged 76.[17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[18]

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	[19]
Barnsley (caretaker)	19 April 1999	27 May 1999	3	2	1	0	066.7	[20][21]
Barnsley (caretaker)	19 December 2000	8 January 2001	5	1	1	3	020.0	[20][22]
Total			12	4	3	5	033.3

Honours

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Season: 1972–73[23]

References

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