Ben Stanway
{{Short description|Scottish professional footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ben Stanway
| full_name = Ben Robert Gordon Stanway
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|9|20}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| currentclub = Partick Thistle
| clubnumber = 26
| position = Defensive Midfielder, Central Midfielder
| youthclubs1 = Partick Thistle
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Partick Thistle
| caps1 = 46
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Airdrieonians (loan)
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 1
| club-update = 23:16, 2 May 2025 (UTC)
}}
Ben Stanway (born 20 September 2004) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for {{Scottish football updater|PartickT}} club Partick Thistle
Career
=Partick Thistle=
Aged 17, Stanway graduated as a modern apprentice from the Thistle Weir Youth academy and joined the clubs first team in January 2022.{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway graduates from the Thistle Weir Youth Academy |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-graduates-from-the-thistle-weir-youth-academy/ |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}} Stanway made his professional debut, coming on a substitute in a 2–0 away win over Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.{{cite web | url=https://www.skysports.com/football/stranraer-vs-partick-thistle/teams/453232 | title=Scottish Challenge Cup (Sky Sports) }}
After making a handful of appearances for Thistle's first team, Stanway joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on loan in January 2023, until the end of the season.{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway joins Airdrieonians on loan |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-joins-airdrieonians-on-loan/ |access-date=5 January 2023|website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Paul |date=2023-01-01 |title=Partick Thistle midfielder joins Airdrie on loan |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/partick-thistle-midfielder-joins-airdrie-28852622 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}} Stanway made his debut for Airdrie, in which he won a penalty, in a 3–0 away win against Peterhead.{{cite web | title=Peterhead v Airdrieonians | website=BBC Sport | date=2023-01-07 | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64132774 | access-date=2023-07-29}} Stanway scored his first professional goal, opening the scoring for Airdrie in a 1–1 draw away to league leaders Dunfermline.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64607442 | title=Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrieonians | work=BBC Sport }}{{cite web | url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/dunfermline-1-airdrie-1-sub-29249643.amp | title=Dunfermline 1 Airdrie 1: Sub keeper Hutton saves 10-man Diamonds late on | date=18 February 2023 }}
After returning to Thistle following his loan spell, Stanway made his first start for Thistle, playing the full 90 minutes in a cup tie away to Peterhead.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66148747 | title=Peterhead v Partick Thistle | work=BBC Sport }} Stanway scored his first goal for Partick Thistle, with a header in a challenge cup game against Queen of the South.{{Cite news |date=2023-09-09 |title=Partick Thistle v Queen of the South |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66764041 |access-date=2025-01-30 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Fraser |date=2023-09-15 |title=Ben Stanway says first goal and new contract made it a great week at Partick |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ben-stanway-reveals-partick-thistle-30943360 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Daily Record |language=en}} Following breaking into the Partick Thistle first team at the beginning of the 2023–24 season,{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=Kris Doolan outlines loan intentions for Partick Thistle youngsters |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23721508.doolan-outlines-intentions-partick-thistle-youngsters/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=The Herald |language=en}} Stanway signed a new three year professional contract with Partick Thistle until the end of the 2025–26 season.{{Cite web |title=Ben Stanway signs contract extension with the Jags |url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/ben-stanway-signs-contract-extension-with-the-jags/ |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=Partick Thistle FC |language=en}}
Stanway scored his first league goal for Thistle away to champions Dundee United, on the final day of the regular season in May 2024.{{Cite web |title=Dundee United beat Partick Thistle and celebrate Scottish Championship title |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cz96gm6rplgt |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
Stanway scored his first goal of the 2024–25 season, scoring the winner with a curling strike from 20 yards, in a 2–1 away win at Hamilton Academical.{{Cite web |title=Brian Graham and Ben Stanway help Partick Thistle come rally to beat Hamilton Accies |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cn8gwpegxn2t |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
References
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{{Partick Thistle F.C. squad}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Partick Thistle F.C. players
Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders