Jackie Arthur

Jackie Arthur

Personal information
Full name	John Arthur
Date of birth	14 December 1917
Place of birth	Edenfield, Ramsbottom, England
Date of death	19 November 1986 (aged 68)
Place of death	Edenfield, Ramsbottom, England
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1936	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
1936–1938	Everton	0	(0)
1938–1940	Stockport County	2	(0)
1940–1946	Everton
1946	→Wrexham (war guest)
1946–1947	Chester	24	(3)
1947–1953	Rochdale	170	(25)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John "Jackie" Arthur (14 December 1917 – 19 November 1986) was an English footballer.

Playing career

Arthur began his career at Blackburn Rovers and Everton without making any league appearances, before playing for Stockport County shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. During the war he returned to Everton^[1] and made guest appearances for Wrexham.^[1]

After the war Arthur spent almost a year at Chester before concluding his professional career with a long spell at Rochdale. After retiring from playing he remained on the training staff at Spotland.^[1]

References

1. Gareth M Davies and Peter Jones (1999). The Racecourse Robins. Davies and Jones. p. 354. ISBN 0-9524950-1-5.