Ian Arkwright

Ian Arkwright
Personal information
Date of birth	18 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Shafton, Barnsley, England
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978	HIK
1978–1979	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1979–1984	Wrexham
1984	→ Torquay United (loan)
1984–1988	Finn Harps
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Arkwright (born 18 September 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wrexham and Torquay United. He played as a winger, and the majority of his League career was spent with Wrexham in the early 1980s.^[1]

Career

Arkwright was born in Shafton, Barnsley, and began his career as an apprentice with Wolverhampton Wanderers,^[1] turning professional in September 1977. He failed to establish himself at Wolves however, and played just four times in total. His debut was as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 30 September 1978, but after starting the next three games, never featured for the first team again.^[2]^[3]

He was transferred to Wrexham for a fee of £100,000 in March 1980. In four years at the Racecourse Ground, he made 104 league appearances, scoring 10 goals. Towards the end of his time at Wrexham and of his league career, in March 1984, he played two games on loan to Torquay United,^[1] away to Chesterfield and at home to Mansfield Town.

He also plied his trade in foreign leagues, joining Finn Harps in Ireland^[1] (8 goals in 94 total appearances) and HIK in Finland.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Birmingham City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
^ "Players. A–Z". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
^ "Team Details: 1978–1979". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

External links

Ian Arkwright at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

[NB-1] "Birmingham City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

[2] "Players. A–Z". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

[3] "Team Details: 1978–1979". Wolves-Stats. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2009.

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