Harold Arthur (footballer)

Harold Arthur
Personal information
Full name Harold Arthur
Date of birth 21 September 1916
Original team Sandhurst[1]
Height/Weight 177 cm / 80 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941, 1944-1945 North Melbourne 9 (2)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1945 season .

Harold Arthur (born 21 September 1916) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Arthur, a centreman, made three appearances with North Melbourne in 1941 but then didn't play for the next two years due to the war.[2] He returned to the team in 1944 but was unable to become a regular fixture in the side.[2] In 1945 he won the Gardiner Medal, which was rewarded to the Best and Fairest player in the league seconds. The following year he began playing for Port Melbourne.[3]

He was the uncle of Hawthorn premiership captain Graham Arthur and the younger brother of Alan Arthur, who played for Essendon.[4]

References

  1. ^ The Argus,"League Permit Rule", 15 May 1941, p. 10
  2. ^ a b AFL Tables: Harold Arthur
  3. ^ The Argus,"Port Melbourne", 31 July 1946, p. 9
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.