Arthur Cumberlidge

Arthur Cumberlidge
Personal information
Full name Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge
Date of birth 5 April 1914(1914-04-05)
Place of birth Wolstanton, England
Date of death 20 April 1983(1983-04-20) (aged 69)
Place of death Middlewich, England
Playing position Left-half
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1946 Port Vale 81 (1)
Northwich Victoria
Total 81+ (1+)
Teams managed
1968 Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge (5 April 1914 – 20 April 1983) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Cumberlidge played for Stoke City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, before making his debut the following February and signing professional forms in March 1937. He converted to left-half for the 1939–40 season having previously been used as a left-back and inside-forward. After the conclusion of World War II, he was out of favour and barely played and having played 97 games (68 in the football league) and scored 2 goals he was transferred to Northwich Victoria.[1]

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