Arthur Arrowsmith

Arthur Arrowsmith
Personal information
Full nameArthur Arrowsmith[1]
Date of birth1880[1]
Place of birthWolverhampton, England[1]
Date of death1954 (aged 74)[1]
Playing positionInside-right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Compton
Coventry City
1906–1908Stoke41(8)
1908Wolverhampton Wanderers1(0)
Willenhall Swifts
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Arrowsmith (1869 – 1954) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke and Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]

Career

Arrowsmith was born in Wolverhampton and played for Compton and Coventry City before joining Stoke in 1906.[1] He was a regular in the side in 1906–07 as he scored eight goals in 37 appearances but it was a terrible season for Stoke as they were relegation from the First Division for the first time.[1] He remained with the club in the Second Division but was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1908.[1] He failed to make the grade at Wolves and left for non-league Willenhall Swifts.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1906–07 First Division 34731378
1907–08 Second Division 7140111
Total 41771489
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1907–08 Second Division 100010
Career Total 42871499

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.