Olphert Stanfield

Olphert Stanfield
Personal information
Full name Olphert Martin Stanfield
Date of birth (1869-02-26)26 February 1869
Place of birth Hillsborough, Ireland
Date of death 13 March 1952(1952-03-13) (aged 83)
Place of death Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
188x–1886 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1886–1898 Distillery 181 (178)
International career
1887–1897 Ireland 30 (11)
1894–1897 Irish League XI 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olphert Martin Stanfield (26 February 1869 – 13 March 1952) was an Irish footballer who played for Distillery and Ireland during the 1880s and 1890s. Stanfield was a complete forward, capable of scoring with either foot and his head. He was also comfortable playing as centre-forward, inside-left or inside-right. He was the most capped international footballer during the 19th century, Ireland's record goalscorer during the 19th century and remains the most capped Distillery player of all time.