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Aug 26, 2012 Sports
Guyana World Cup Captain 1996
Statistician Charwayne Walker continues his series of features on Guyana’s World Cup Football players. Today we are pleased to feature Anthony ‘Lambada’ Stanton.
Inspired by the brilliance of Trevor ‘Lannie’ Maxwell, Julian Moe, Rupert Gordon the late Oscar ‘Legs’ Rodney and Gerald Williams, Anthony ‘Lambada’ Stanton left GFC and headed for West Ruimveldt.
Although he possessed the skill, hunger and determination Allan Walker division-one team was a formidable unit so the young Stanton had to wait his time.
The man who scored 10 goals against Alpha United in the Premiere League, a feat that has not been emulated to date, was unlucky when he was omitted from the 1986 National Under-19 team that toured Canada for the Robbies competition.
Stanton’s first outing in National colours came in 1987 against Trinidad & Tobago in Port of Spain where the Patrice Ram led National Under-19 team lost the CFU Youth Championship opener 4-0.
He was outstanding in the return fixture which Guyana gave up 1-0 at Mackenzie Sports Club Ground. The following year, 1988, Stanton made his Senior International debut, again against the Twin Island Republic of Trinidad & Tobago at Camp Ayanganna Ground in a World Cup Qualifier, Guyana going down 4-0. The return game saw the Guyanese losing 1-0.
Guyana missed the inaugural Shell Caribbean Cup because of FIFA Sanctions in 1989. The Land of Many Waters returned to the International fray in 1990 but Stanton was surprisingly omitted from the Godfrey Gibbons led Shell Caribbean Cup squad.
He celebrated his return to the National team with a brace against Aruba at GCC Ground, Bourda in Guyana in the 1991 Shell Cup opener.
In the next game against Suriname he {Stanton} netted the equalizer that eliminated Guyana’s old nemesis from the 1991 Shell Cup finals in Jamaica.
Also known as ‘Sir’ Anthony Stanton, the busy forward scored his fourth International goal against St. Lucia in the Shell Cup Finals in Kingston Jamaica when Guyana lost that encounter 4-1.
The following year, 1992 he scored is fifth International goal against Suriname, Guyana being edged in that World Cup Qualifier 2-1 at GCC Ground, Bourda.
His sixth goal was scored against French Guiana in a 2-1 loss at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo in the 1992 Shell Caribbean Cup, while in his next match he scored goal number 7 against Aruba when Guyana won 3-0.
Stanton’s last International in 1992 was a 1-1 draw with Suriname in a World Cup Qualifier at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium, Paramaribo. After the tournament Stanton, along with compatriots Ewart Grenville and Kevin Archer were contracted by Suriname clubs.
His eight International goal was scored against the Cayman Islands at GFC Ground, Bourda when Guyana opened the 1993 Shell Caribbean Cup with a 3-1 win; his next two games in that tournament were two losses to Puerto Rico and Barbados.
His next International assignment was December 1993 when Guyana toured T&T and played matches against Trinidadian Club teams. He scored in all three matches the National team contested.
His 9th senior goal came against French Guiana at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium, Paramaribo when Guyana lost that Shell Cup encounter on penalty kicks in May 1994.
The same year, Stanton signed his first Professional contract with Barbadian Club team Lambada. With his new club, Stanton toured the United Kingdom and played several matches. He also played professionally with Guy Hills, another Barbados Club.
He replaced Anson Austin as National Captain for the 1995 Copa Caribe tournament but Guyana was defeated in both matches against Barbados and was eliminated in the first round.
His next International series also in 1995 was for Western Tigers in the CFU Club Championship against a team from Curacao. In 1996 he scored his 10th senior International goal against Suriname at GFC Ground. Although the Stanton led nationals won that game, Guyana was still eliminated because Suriname advanced on goal difference.
Two months before the Suriname encounter Guyana led by Stanton was defeated in two World Cup Qualifiers by Grenada 2-1 at Bourda and 5-0 in St. George’s, Grenada.
His last tour in 1996 was as Captain of Team Guyana in a tournament in New York. The next Year 1997 ‘Sir’ Stanton scored his 12th International goal, he actually netted the double that carried Guyana to a 2-0 win over French Guiana GFC. He also scored a double in the next game which ended 2-2.
Those two goals took Stanton’s International tally to 14 goals, only Collie Hercules who also finished with 14 goals and Nigel ‘Powers’ Codrington with 18 have more Senior International goals for Guyana than Stanton.
Flight problems caused Stanton to miss Guyana’s International campaign in 1998. Mr. Lambada played his last International matches for Guyana in 1999, a 2-2 draw with Barbados at Bourda and a 2-0 loss to the same opponents in Bridgetown, Barbados.
International tours
1987 Trinidad – CFU Under-19 Championship
1988 Trinidad – World Cup Qualifier
1991 Jamaica – Caribbean Shell Cup Finals
1992 Suriname – Caribbean Shell Cup
1992 Suriname – World Cup Qualifier
1993 Trinidad – Goodwill Tour
1994 Suriname – Caribbean Shell Cup
1995 Barbados – Copa Caribe Championship
1995 Curacoa – CFU Club Championship
1995 United Kingdom with Lambada FC of Barbados
1996 New York with Team Guyana
1996 Grenada – World Cup Qualifier
1999 Suriname – Friendly International
1999 Barbados – Copa Caribe Championship
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