Chris Arthur

Chris Arthur

Arthur playing for Havant & Waterlooville
Personal information
Date of birth	25 January 1990
Place of birth	Enfield, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left midfielder / left-back
Club information
Current team	Woking
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2006	Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2009	Queens Park Rangers	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	4	(0)
2008–2009	→ Kettering Town (loan)	4	(0)
2009	→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	2	(0)
2010	Bishop's Stortford	7	(1)
2010–2011	Rotherham United	0	(0)
2011	Havant & Waterlooville	4	(0)
2011–2012	Northampton Town	7	(0)
2012–2013	Havant & Waterlooville	56	(2)
2013–2015	AFC Wimbledon	26	(1)
2014–2015	→ Woking (loan)	26	(0)
2015–	Woking	54	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Chris Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left–back for Woking in the National League.

Career

Early years

Arthur started his career in the youth team of Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and was sent on work experience to Conference South side Hayes & Yeading United in December 2007.^[1] In July 2008 he signed his first professional contract for QPR.^[2] He was sent out on loan in 2008 to Conference Premier side Kettering Town, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan deal in March 2009.^[3] He made two appearances during his spell at Nene Park.^[4] In the summer of 2009, Arthur was released from QPR.

After a short spell playing in Turkey, he returned to the Conference South when he signed for Bishop's Stortford in September 2010.^[5] In December 2010, he signed for League Two club Rotherham United on a two-month deal after a successful trial with the club.^[6] He failed to make a first-team appearance for the club and was released when his contract expired. In September 2011, he signed for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.^[7] After making four appearances for the Hawks, he left in October to sign for League Two club Northampton Town on a deal until January 2012.^[8]

Northampton Town

He made his professional debut for the Cobblers on 8 October 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town, replacing Ashley Corker in the second half.^[9] His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.^[10] On Aidy Boothroyd's arrival as Northampton manager, Athur was released having made only seven appearances for the club.^[11]

Havant & Waterlooville

Arthur returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2011 before signing a two–year contract in January 2012.^[12] During his second spell with the club he made a total of 56 league appearances, scoring two league goals.

AFC Wimbledon

Arthur signed for AFC Wimbledon on 28 May 2013 for an undisclosed fee.^[13] During his spell at AFC Wimbledon, Arthur went on loan to Conference side Woking where he became a regular starter. However he was unable to score any goals. Arthur left Wimbledon in January 2015 to sign for Woking on a permanent basis.^[14]

Woking

Arthur signed for Woking on 6 January 2015 after being released by AFC Wimbledon. He signed a contract for the rest of the 2014–15 season.

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hayes & Yeading United (loan)	2007–08	Conference South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Kettering Town (loan)	2008–09	Conference Premier	4	0	2	0	—		0	0	6	0
Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	2008–09	Conference Premier	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Total			10	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Cambridge City	2009–10	Southern Premier Division	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Bishop's Stortford	2010–11	Conference South	7	1	0	0	—		0	0	7	1
Rotherham United	2010–11	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Havant & Waterlooville	2011–12	Conference South	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Northampton Town	2011–12	League Two	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Total			20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
Havant & Waterlooville	2011–12	Conference South	23	0	0	0	—		0	0	23	0
	2012–13	Conference South	33	2	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	2
Total			56	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	58	2
AFC Wimbledon	2013–14	League Two	26	1	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	28	1
	2014–15	League Two	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total			26	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	29	1
Woking (loan)	2014–15	Conference Premier	43	0	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	46	0
Woking	2015–16	National League	37	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	40	1
Total			80	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	86	1
Career total			192	4	6	0	2	0	6	1	206	5

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

1. "Duo on Work Experience". 11 December 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
2. "Youngsters Turn Pro". 8 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
3. "Chris Arthur signs on loan". 3 March 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
4. "Chris Arthur". 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
5. "Stortford FC coach raves at trio of new signings". 30 September 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
6. "Rotherham United sign former QPR winger Chris Arthur". BBC News. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
7. "Now Arthur Signs for Hawks". 2 September 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
8. "Cobblers sign former QPR winger Chris Arthur". 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
9. "Northampton 0 – 1 Crawley Town". BBC News. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
10. "Port Vale 3–0 Northampton". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
11. "Arthur, Westwood and Savage depart Northampton Town". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
12. "Chris Athur". hawks.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
13. "Dons complete first swoop". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
14. "Chris leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.

External links

• Chris Arthur career statistics at Soccerbase