Arthur Rigby

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Arthur Rigby
Personal information
Full name Arthur Rigby
Date of birth 7 June 1900(1900-06-07)
Place of birth    Chorlton,[disambiguation needed] Manchester, England
Date of death    March 1960 aged 59
Place of death    Crewe, England
Playing position Inside left or Outside left
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1921–1925
1925–1929
1929–1932
1932–1933
1933–1935
1935–1937
Crewe Alexandra
Bradford City
Blackburn Rovers
Everton
Middlesbrough
Clapton Orient
Crewe Alexandra
Total

121 0(21)
156 0(42)




467 (108)   
National team
1927 England 005 00(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Arthur Rigby (born June 7, 1900 in Chorlton,[disambiguation needed] Manchester, England; died March 1960 in Crewe, England) was an English professional footballer who played as inside left or outside left. He won an FA Cup winners medal with Blackburn Rovers and five caps for England.

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[edit] Domestic playing career

Arthur Rigby was an electrician by trade who initially started his football career as a goalkeeper until after a trial with Stockport County, signed as a winger for Crewe Alexandra after the First World War.[1] In March 1921 he signed for Bradford City for £1,200 when City director Allan Welch took time away from business in Crewe to take him from non-league football to Division One. He played 13 games, scoring one goal, in his first season at City, before the club was relegated in his first full season.

He scored five goals in the club's first season in Division Two during the 1922–23 season finishing as the club's joint top goal-scorer. He remained at City for another two seasons, finishing with 21 goals from 121 league appearances, before he returned to the top flight when Blackburn Rovers paid £2,500 for his services.[1]

His form at Ewood Park was rewarded with an international call-up for the England team and an FA Cup winners medal in 1928 when Rovers defeated Huddersfield Town 3–1. After 156 league appearances and 42 goals, he left Rovers to sign for Everton in November 1929.

He won a Second Division championship medal with Everton in 1930–31 season, before moving to Middlesbrough in May 1932. He later played for Clapton Orient and finished his career back at Crewe, where he died in March 1960, aged 59.

[edit] International playing career

Rigby won his first England international cap in a British Home Championship game with Scotland on April 2, 1927. England won 2–1. He scored two goals in his second game against Belgium a month later in a convincing 9–1 victory. In total he won five caps, scoring one more goal, all in 1927.

[edit] International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. May 11, 1927 Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Brussels, Belgium Flag of Belgium Belgium 9–1 Win Friendly
2. May 11, 1927 Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Brussels, Belgium Flag of Belgium Belgium 9–1 Win Friendly
3. May 26, 1927 Colombes, Paris, France Flag of France France 6–0 Win Friendly

[edit] Honours

Blackburn Rovers

Everton

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport, p81. ISBN 0907969380. 

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