Jim Standen started his footballing career at Rickmansworth, being discovered there by Leslie Compton who introduced him to Arsenal, where he joined the club in 1953. His appearances at Arsenal were limited, first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey. He finally made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on 7 December 1957. He then deputised for Kelsey when he was injured in the 1958–59 season and upon Kelsey's return the two goalkeepers shared the spot during the 1959–60 season. However, Kelsey regained the number one jersey outright at the start of 1960–61 and Standen left Arsenal for Luton Town in October 1960. He made 38 appearances for Arsenal in all.[3][4]
At Luton, Standen was forced to understudy again, this time for England's Ron Baynham. Standen then joined east London club West Ham United as an emergency signing after their regular keeper Lawrie Leslie suffered a broken leg in 1962. He became a big hit at Upton Park and went on to win the 1963–64 FA Cup and the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup with the club. Altogether Standen made 179 league and 57 cup appearances for West Ham.[5]
After losing his place due to the arrival of Bobby Ferguson in 1967, Standen moved to the Detroit Cougars in the United States. He returned to England with Millwall for the 1969–70 season, playing eight games for the south London club before signing a two-year contract with Portsmouth. After 13 games for Pompey, he retired from football.[5]
As a cricketer, Standen was primarily a right-arm medium pace bowler. After previously playing for Chorleywood and in the Minor Counties Championship for Hertfordshire, he joined Worcestershire in 1959 and played first-class cricket.[6] He won the County Championship with them in 1964, playing in 11 of the 28 games and heading the First Class bowling averages with 52 wickets at 14.42. The following season the county won the title again, but he played in only one match. In all he took 313 first-class wickets between 1959 and 1970 at an average of 25.34.[7]
Nostalgia Series; Jim Standen at West Ham Till I Die
December 27, 2022
standen, james, alfred, standen, born, 1935, english, former, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, football, league, arsenal, luton, town, west, united, millwall, portsmouth, european, winners, with, west, standen, also, professional, cricketer, worce. James Alfred Standen born 30 May 1935 is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Arsenal Luton Town West Ham United Millwall and Portsmouth He won the FA Cup and the European Cup Winners Cup with West Ham Standen was also a professional cricketer for Worcestershire where he won a County Championship Jim StandenPersonal informationFull nameJames Alfred StandenDate of birth 1935 05 30 30 May 1935 age 87 Place of birthEdmonton London EnglandHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm 1 Position s GoalkeeperYouth career1951 1953Rickmansworth TownSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1953 1960Arsenal35 0 1960 1962Luton Town36 0 1962 1968West Ham United178 0 1968Detroit Cougars 2 12 0 1968 1970Millwall8 0 1970 1972Portsmouth13 0 Cricket informationBattingRight handed batsmanBowlingRight arm mediumInternational informationCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 133 27Runs scored 2092 217Batting average 14 32 12 76100s 50s 0 2 0 0Top score 92 31Balls bowled 19599 1189Wickets 313 43Bowling average 25 34 18 445 wickets in innings 13 110 wickets in match 0 N ABest bowling 7 30 5 14Catches stumpings 83 0 17 Source Cricinfo Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Football career 2 Cricket career 3 Honours 3 1 Football 3 2 Cricket 4 References 5 External linksFootball career EditJim Standen started his footballing career at Rickmansworth being discovered there by Leslie Compton who introduced him to Arsenal where he joined the club in 1953 His appearances at Arsenal were limited first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey He finally made his debut for Arsenal against Burnley on 7 December 1957 He then deputised for Kelsey when he was injured in the 1958 59 season and upon Kelsey s return the two goalkeepers shared the spot during the 1959 60 season However Kelsey regained the number one jersey outright at the start of 1960 61 and Standen left Arsenal for Luton Town in October 1960 He made 38 appearances for Arsenal in all 3 4 At Luton Standen was forced to understudy again this time for England s Ron Baynham Standen then joined east London club West Ham United as an emergency signing after their regular keeper Lawrie Leslie suffered a broken leg in 1962 He became a big hit at Upton Park and went on to win the 1963 64 FA Cup and the 1964 65 European Cup Winners Cup with the club Altogether Standen made 179 league and 57 cup appearances for West Ham 5 After losing his place due to the arrival of Bobby Ferguson in 1967 Standen moved to the Detroit Cougars in the United States He returned to England with Millwall for the 1969 70 season playing eight games for the south London club before signing a two year contract with Portsmouth After 13 games for Pompey he retired from football 5 After his retirement he owned a sports shop in Camberley Surrey before moving to California where he was a goalkeeper coach at Fresno State University for a time 5 Cricket career EditAs a cricketer Standen was primarily a right arm medium pace bowler After previously playing for Chorleywood and in the Minor Counties Championship for Hertfordshire he joined Worcestershire in 1959 and played first class cricket 6 He won the County Championship with them in 1964 playing in 11 of the 28 games and heading the First Class bowling averages with 52 wickets at 14 42 The following season the county won the title again but he played in only one match In all he took 313 first class wickets between 1959 and 1970 at an average of 25 34 7 Honours EditFootball Edit West Ham United 8 9 FA Cup 1963 64 FA Charity Shield 1964 European Cup Winners Cup 1964 65Cricket Edit Worcestershire 7 County Championship 1964References Edit Jim Standen at FootballDatabase eu Jim Standen nasljerseys com Retrieved 30 April 2018 Harris Jeff 1995 Hogg Tony ed Arsenal Who s Who Independent UK Sports ISBN 1 899429 03 4 Jim Standen Arsenal F C Retrieved 30 April 2018 a b c Hogg Tony 2005 Who s Who of West Ham United Profile Sports Media p 192 ISBN 1 903135 50 8 Jim Standen ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 30 April 2018 a b Worcs And West Ham Player Standen A Genuine Sporting superstar Worcestershire CCC Retrieved 30 April 2018 Hayes Dean 1998 The Upton Park Encyclopedia Mainstream Publishing pp 162 163 ISBN 1 84018 043 9 1964 65 Charity Shield Liverpool v West Ham United footballsite co uk Retrieved 30 April 2018 External links EditJim Standen at westhamstats info Jim Standen at CricketArchive subscription required Nostalgia Series Jim Standen at West Ham Till I Die Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Standen amp oldid 987466195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
