Ian Arkwright
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| Ian Arkwright | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 18, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Shafton, Barnsley, England | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Wolverhamption Wanderers | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1977–1980 1980–1984 1984 |
Wolverhamption Wanderers Wrexham → Torquay United (loan) Finn Harps FC HIK |
27 (0) 104 (10) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ian Arkwright (born September 18, 1959 in Shafton, Barnsley) is an English former professional footballer, who played primarily as a Winger.
Arkwright began his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, turning professional in September 1977. He failed to establish himself at Wolves however, and managed just 4 games in total. His debut was as a substitute in a 1-0 win over QPR on 30 September 1978. He went on to start the next 3 games but never featured for the club after this run.
He was transferred to Wrexham for a fee of £100,000 in March 1980. In 4 years at the Racecourse Ground, he made 104 league appearances, scoring 10 goals. Towards the end of his time and Wrexham and effectively his league career, he moved to Torquay United on loan in March 1984, but made only two appearances for the Gulls, away to Chesterfield and at home to Mansfield Town on the 18th and 24th of March respectively, before returning to Wrexham.
He later plied his trade in foreign leagues, joining Finn Harps in Ireland and later FC HIK in Finland.
