Stephen Arthurworrey

Stephen Arthurworrey

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Roy Arthurworrey[1]
Date of birth	15 October 1994[2]
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Fulham
Youth career
2005–2012	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–	Fulham	0	(0)
2014	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	17	(0)
2014–2015	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	29	(2)
2015	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	14	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 19 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Stephen Roy Arthurworrey (born 15 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Fulham.^[2]

Club career

Fulham

Arthurworrey joined the Fulham academy at the age of ten,^[2] despite interests from Leyton Orient and West Ham United.^[3] Arthurworry progressed through the club's academy and earned his first professional contract in October 2011 signing a three-year deal.^[4] Shortly after, Arthurworrey, however, suffered knee ligament damage in a Reserves game against Everton that saw him undergo surgery three times.^[5] Following his recovery from a knee injury, under coach Kit Symons, Arthurworrey made a return and continued to play in the club's reserve team.

Arthurworrey signed a new one-year contract with Fulham on 3 July 2014.^[6]

Loan to Tranmere Rovers

On 1 January 2014, Arthurworrey moved to League One team Tranmere Rovers for an initial one-month loan.^[7][8] He made his Football League debut the same day in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Prenton Park.^[9] On 4 February 2014, Arthurworry extended his loan at Tranmere Rovers for another month,^[10] and it was later extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.^[11]

Loans to Yeovil Town

On 31 October 2014, Arthurworrey joined Yeovil Town on loan until 31 January 2015.^[12] The next day, Arthurworrey made his Yeovil debut, in a 0–0 draw against Chesterfield.^[13] Arthworrey scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2014, in a 4–0 win over Oldham Athletic.^[14] Having made sixteen appearance for Yeovil until on 29 January 2015, his loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[15] However, Arthurworrey was unable to help the club survive relegation after a 1–1 draw against Notts County on 11 April 2015.^[16] Three days later on 14 April 2015, Arthurworrey scored his second Yeovil goal, in a 1–0 win over Sheffield United.^[17] At the end of the season, Arthurworrey returned to Fulham having made thirty-three appearances for Yeovil.^[18]

On 1 July 2015, Fulham confirmed that Arthurworrey had signed a new one-year extension with the club and rejoined Yeovil Town on loan for the 2015–16 season.^[19] On 27 October 2015, Arthurworrey's loan spell with Yeovil was cut short after suffering a serious knee injury.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 October 2015.

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fulham	2013–14[21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15[18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tranmere Rovers (loan)	2013–14[21]	League One	17	0	–		–		0	0	17	0
Yeovil Town (loan)	2014–15[18]	League One	29	2	4	0	–		0	0	33	2
	2015–16[22]	League Two	14	1	0	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	17	1
Career total			60	3	4	0	2	0	2	0	68	3

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Personal life

Arthurworrey grew up supporting Arsenal and was nicknamed "Big Dog", due to his height.^[3]

References

1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
2. "Stephen Arthurworrey profile". Fulham F.C. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
3. "Academy Insight". Fulham F.C. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
4. "Through The Ranks". Fulham F.C. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
5. "Through The Ranks: Stephen Arthurworrey". Fulham F.C. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
6. "Stephen's New Deal". Fulham F.C. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
7. "Arthurworrey In Loan Switch". Fulham F.C. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
8. "Tranmere Rovers: Liam Ridehalgh rejoins ahead of permanent deal". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
9. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
10. "Tranmere Extend Arthurworrey Loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
11. "Tranmere Extend Arthurworrey Loan". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
12. "Yeovil sign Aston Villa's Jed Steer & Fulham's Stephen Arthurworrey". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
13. "Chesterfield 1–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
14. "Oldham Athletic 0–4 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
15. "Stephen Arthurworrey: Yeovil extend Fulham defender's loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
16. "Yeovil Town 1–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
17. "Yeovil Town 1–0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
18. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
19. "Yeovil Town: Ryan Dickson and Stephen Arthurworrey join". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
20. "Yeovil Town: Stephen Arthurworrey returns to Fulham". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
21. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
22. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

External links

• Stephen Arthurworrey career statistics at Soccerbase
• Fulham F.C. profile