Stan Fleeson

Stan Fleeson was the youngest of the four sons of Manchester builder Richard Fleeson. Stan and two of his siblings, Wallace and Marcus, all played lacrosse for South Manchester. Stan started playing during his school holidays before World War I, no doubt with some coaching from his brothers. He progressed to the South Manchester juniors, but was a first team regular from just after the War until the mid-1930s as he maintained the continuity of the Fleeson name in South Manchester lacrosse circles for more than 30 years.

Fleeson first played for Lancashire in 1922 and held his place continuously in attack until 1932, when he was captain. He also played for The North in the annual match against The South on several occasions and in 1928 played for Great Britain at the Amsterdam Olympics and had the honour of scoring his side’s winning goal in the 7-6 win over the United States. He rounded off a long career with victory over Stockport in the final of the Senior Northern Flags in 1933, and followed that by scoring a hat-trick in the 10-0 victory over Oxford University to bring the Iroquois Cup back to South Manchester for the first time in 24 years. By profession, Stan Fleeson was an estate agent, valuer, and auctioneer in the family business of Richard Fleeson and Sons.