Stanley Douglas Duff (Q1 1919 – 9 September 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, Chester, and New Brighton.

Personal life

Duff served as a leading aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War. Stationed at No. 5 Observer School, he was killed serving as a wireless operator aboard Bristol Blenheim L8693 when the aircraft crashed in a training accident on 9 September 1941. Duff is buried at the Liverpool Anfield Cemetery.

Stan Duff

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1919 births

1941 deaths

Date of birth missing

Footballers from Liverpool

Men's association football wingers

English men's footballers

English Football League players

League of Ireland players

Military personnel from Liverpool

English expatriate men's footballers

English expatriate sportspeople in Ireland

England men's amateur international footballers

Liverpool F.C. players

Leicester City F.C. players

Tranmere Rovers F.C. players

Waterford F.C. players

Chester F.C. players

New Brighton A.F.C. players

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II

Royal Air Force airmen

Royal Air Force personnel killed in World War II

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United Kingdom

Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1941

Burials at Anfield Cemetery

Stan Duff