Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Frank Robert Stanton
- Nickname(s)
- Biscuits
- Born
- Wednesday, 7th February, 1940
- Current Age
- 84 years and 225 days
- Place Of Birth
- St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1963
Biography
Loyal Manly clubman Frank ‘Biscuits’ Stanton played for NSW in 1963 and toured with the Ashes-winning Kangaroos (playing in 18 minor matches). A fine halfback who shifted to the centres during his career, he played in Manly's grand final loss to Souths in 1968 but was to have great success as a coach. Stanton won premierships with Manly in 1976 and 1978 and was national coach from 1978-82. After the 1978 Kangaroo tour (which lost the series against France), Australia was unbeaten under Stanton's guidance. He drew criticism for his stringent training routines on the 1982 Kangaroo tour but was vindicated when the 'Invincibles' became the first Kangaroo tour to go through England and France unbeaten. Stanton coached Redcliffe in 1980 but returned from Brisbane in the 1980s to coach Balmain and Norths with mixed success. In December 1992, he took over as Manly Chief Executive after the retirement of Doug Daley and was the inaugural Chief Executive of the N’Eagles’ joint merger in 1999. Stanton resigned in 2000, the victim of political in-fighting, but was appointed caretaker Chief Executive of the embattled Nth Queensland North Queensland in May 2001.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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Interstate Series | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 128 | 21 | - | 3 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 3 | 50.78% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Finals | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
Preseason Cup | - | 37 | 3 | - | 1 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 48.65% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
NSW City Seconds | 1961, 1963, 1965 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Sydney Firsts | 1963 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
NSW Firsts | 1963 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Overall | 1961-1965 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1961 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1962 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 41.67% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1963 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1964 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1965 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35.29% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1966 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1967 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1968 | 23 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 65.22% | List | ||||
Manly | NSWRFL 1969 | 13 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 69.23% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Manly | 1961-69 | 128 | 21 | - | 3 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 3 | 50.78% | List |
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Paul Carter, Max Turner
Your Say
28/10/2009
Frank Stanton played 128 games for Manly. 21 tries and 3 goals. Between 1961-69.
12/07/2020
I lived opposite frank in arnott crescent warriewood in the early 60s and he coverted me from being a north sydney fan to my cotinuig support for manly. Thanks for the conversation frank.lstill remember drinking the odd beer with you in arnot crescent..
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