| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Longbottom | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Methley United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1961 | Queens Park Rangers | 201 | (62) |
| 1961–1963 | Port Vale | 52 | (18) |
| 1963 | Millwall | 10 | (1) |
| 1963–1964 | Oxford United | 34 | (14) |
| 1964–1965 | Colchester United | 33 | (12) |
| Scarborough | |||
| Total | 330+ | (107+) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Arthur Langley (born Arthur Longbottom 30 January 1933 in Leeds, Yorkshire) is a former English footballer.
He signed for QPR from Methley United in 1954 and made his debut in the 3–0 defeat against Leyton Orient in March 1955. He played inside-left and went on to play 201 league games for Rangers, scoring 62 league goals.
Longbottom transferred to Port Vale in May 1961 for a £2,000 fee. He scored in his debut on 19 August 1961 in a 4–2 defeat to Shrewsbury Town and bagged 20 goals in the 1961–62 season to become the club's joint-top scorer (with Bert Llewellyn).[1]
He was sold to Millwall in January 1963 for a £2,000 fee and later moved to Oxford United where he was the club's top scorer in the 1963–64 season with 14 goals. He later played for Colchester United and Scarborough.
Following the end of his football career Longbottom changed his surname by deed poll to Langley.[2] He settled in Scarborough where he remains to this day with his wife, Jean. They have three children: Mark, Keith and Kirsty.