Players - Stan Palk
- Birthdate: 28 October 1921
- Birthplace: Liverpool, England
- Date of death: 12 October 2009
- Other clubs: South Liverpool (1938-40), Port Vale (1948-52), Worcester City, Northwich Victoria, Prescot Cables, Pwllheli, Flint Town United, Oswestry Town, Maghull
- Bought from: South Liverpool
- Signed for LFC: 21.03.1940 - signs as professional
- Liverpool debut: 12.02.1947
- Last appearance: 06.03.1948
- Contract expiry: 02.07.1948
- Win ratio: 53.85% W:7 D:3 L:3
- Wartime games/goals: 63 / 14
- League games / goals: 13 / 0
- Total games / goals: 13 / 0
Player Profile
Appearances per season
| Season | League | FA | LC | Europe | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1946-1947 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1947-1948 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Apps | Minutes | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 270 | Manchester United |
| 1 | 90 | Preston North End |
| 1 | 90 | Blackpool |
| 1 | 90 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 1 | 90 | Burnley |
| 1 | 90 | Grimsby Town |
| 1 | 90 | Stoke City |
| 1 | 90 | Sunderland |
| 1 | 90 | Aston Villa |
| 1 | 90 | Huddersfield Town |
| 1 | 90 | Charlton Athletic |
Wartime Appearances / Goals
| Season | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1939-1940 | 2 | 0 |
| 1940-1941 | 21 | 1 |
| 1941-1942 | 20 | 8 |
| 1942-1943 | 3 | 1 |
| 1943-1944 | 17 | 4 |
Milestone Appearances
| # | Date | Against | Stadium | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.02.1947 | Grimsby Town | Anfield | League |
Related Quotes
"It's all down to a mix-up with the birth certificate when I first signed for the Reds. For some reason I had two birth certificates, one with Palk and one with Polk. On the day I signed I had to produce it and must have shown them the wrong one. The name Palk is Cornish and is actually pronounced with an 'O', so I can understand how the confusion has come about. It's never bothered me though."
NOTE: His name is spelt wrongly in various sources as Polk. Stan PALK explained.
"One of my team-mates at South (Liverpool) worked for one of the Liverpool directors, Mr Martindale, and he put a word in for me. One day I was in the factory where I worked at the time and in walked George Kay. He introduced himself and invited me to go training with Liverpool. I eventually signed and my first wage was about £1.50 a week. That was during the war, in peacetime it went up to about two quid!
I'd just come back from the States and I got the shock of my life. Tom Bush, a former centre half who was then working on the office staff, knocked on my door and said I wanted down at the ground. I turned up and standing there was Gordon Hodgson, the legendary Liverpool centre forward who managed Port Vale. He wanted to sign Mick Hulligan and myself in a double deal. I was unsure what to do at first because I really wanted to stay with Liverpool but the opportunity of first team football was too tempting and I eventually decided to go."
Stan Palk - from liverpoolfc.tv in February 2005
