Arthur Arrowsmith

Arthur Arrowsmith
Personal information
Full name Arthur Arrowsmith[1]
Date of birth 1880[1]
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England[1]
Date of death 1954 (aged 74)[1]
Playing position Inside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Compton
Coventry City
1906–1908 Stoke 41 (8)
1908 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (0)
Willenhall Swifts

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Arthur Arrowsmith (1869 – 1954) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

Career

Arrowsmith was born in Wolverhampton and played for Compton and Coventry City before joining Stoke in 1906.[1] He was a regular in the side in 1906–07 as he scored eight goals in 37 appearances but it was a terrible season for Stoke as they were relegation from the First Division for the first time.[1] He remained with the club in the Second Division but was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1908.[1] He failed to make the grade at Wolves and left for non-league Willenhall Swifts.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1906–07 First Division 34731378
1907–08 Second Division 7140111
Total 41771489
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1907–08 Second Division 100010
Career Total 42871499

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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