Arthur Bellamy

Arthur Bellamy
Personal information
Full name Arthur Bellamy
Date of birth 5 April 1942 (1942-04-05) (age 69)
Place of birth Blackhill, England
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)[1]
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1972 Burnley 227 (29)
1972–1976 Chesterfield 133 (12)
Total 350 (41)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Bellamy (born 5 April 1942) is a former footballer who played for Burnley and Chesterfield.

Football career

He signed for Burnley in 1959, making his debut against Manchester City in 1963.[2] He went on to make a total of 250 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 29 goals. He then moved to Chesterfield in 1972 for £10,000, making 133 league appearances and scoring 12 league goals.[3]

He later returned to the club as a member of the coaching staff and became assistant manager in 1986 under Brian Miller.[2] He became youth coach under Frank Casper, and later head groundsman at Turf Moor, before retiring in April 2007.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Burnley v Everton programme, 1959-08-25, p.14
  2. ^ a b c "The Hall of Fame Number 26 – Arthur Bellamy", Clarets Mad
  3. ^ a b "Arthur Bellamy", Burnley Football Club
  4. ^ "Arthur says goodbye", Lancashire Telegraph, 5 May 2007