Frank Stanton (rugby league)

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Frank Stanton
Personal information
Born (1940-02-07) 7 February 1940 (age 84)
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–69 Manly-Warringah 129 21 0 3 69
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963 New South Wales 2 0 2 0 4
1963 Australia
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1975–79 Manly-Warringah 123 77 3 43 63
1980 Redcliffe 21 11 1 9 52
1981–86 Balmain Tigers 153 79 2 72 52
1987–89 North Sydney Bears 68 25 3 40 37
Total 365 192 9 164 53
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1978–84 City Firsts 4 4 0 0 100
1978–84 New South Wales 11 7 0 4 64
1978–84 Australia 26 23 0 3 88
Source: [1][2]
As of 10 January 2016

Frank Stanton (born 7 February 1940 in St Leonards, New South Wales), also known by the nickname of "Biscuits",[3] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and was a successful club and national representative coach in the 1970s and 1980s. He was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.[4] Both his playing and his club coaching careers were with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, although he later also went on to coach the Balmain Tigers and North Sydney Bears. He enjoyed success as coach of the Australian national side from 1978 to 1984, being at the helm in the period when the Kangaroos began to consistently dominate the other rugby league playing nations. Since the death of Norm Provan on 13 October 2021, Stanton is both the oldest and earliest winning of all the living premiership winning coaches.

  1. ^ Yesterday's Hero
  2. ^ RLP
  3. ^ Frank Stanton biography at Sport Australia Hall of Fame
  4. ^ NSBHS Intermediate Certificate 1956