Arthur Mounteney

Arthur Mounteney
Personal information
Date of birth11 February 1883
Place of birthLoughborough, Leicestershire, England
Date of death1 June 1933 (aged 50)
Place of deathLeicester, England
Playing positionInside forward
Youth career
Leicester Imperial
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1903–1905Leicester Fosse30(11)
1905–1909Birmingham91(29)
1909–1911Preston North End52(11)
1911–1912Grimsby Town45(17)
1912–1914Portsmouth
1914–1915Hinckley Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Mounteney (11 February 1883 – 1 June 1933) was an English professional footballer and cricketer.

Arthur Mounteney was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. He played as an inside forward for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham, Preston North End and Grimsby Town in the Football League. He played nearly 100 matches for Birmingham, and scored the club's last goal at their Muntz Street ground before they moved to St Andrew's in December 1906.[1][2]

Cricket career

Mounteney played as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler for Leicestershire from 1911 to 1924, scoring 5306 runs, including six centuries, at an average of 20.80.[3]

He died in Leicester aged 50.

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. "Player Profile: Arthur Mounteney". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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