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
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1936	Blackburn Rovers
1936–1938	Everton
1938–1940	Stockport County
1940–1946	Everton
1946	→Wrexham (war guest)
1946–1947	Chester
1947–1953	Rochdale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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

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