Reg Stockill

Reginald Robert Stockill (24 November 1913 – 24 December 1995) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for York City, Arsenal and Derby County.

Biography Reginald Robert Stockill was born on 24 November 1913 in York, Yorkshire. He played as an inside forward and started his career with York City. Stockill only played one more match for York before moving to non-League Scarborough for the 1930–31 season, in which he scored three goals in the Midland League.

Stockill was signed by Arsenal in 1931, while still six months shy of his 18th birthday. He made his debut on 27 April 1932 against Huddersfield Town and played the last three games of the 1931–32 season and the first two of 1932–33, scoring in both, before being displaced by Ernie Coleman. He only played two more games for Arsenal, his final appearance coming as they beat Blackburn Rovers 8–0, in which Stockill scored. After spending all of the 1933–34 season in the reserve team he moved to Derby County for a fee of £2,000 in September 1934. In total he played eight games for Arsenal, scoring four goals.

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