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Arthur Clamp
Personal information
Full name Arthur Clamp[1]
Date of birth 1 May 1884
Place of birth Sneinton, Scotland
Date of death 19 September 1918(1918-09-19) (aged 34)[2]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sneinton
1906–1915 Notts County 275 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Clamp (1 May 1884 – 19 September 1918) was an English professional football forward who made over 270 appearances in the Football League for Notts County.[1][3]

Personal life

Clamp worked as a bricklayer.[4] In April 1918, during the final year of the First World War, Clamp was called up to serve as a private in the British Army.[4] After a period with the Sherwood Foresters, he was transferred to the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) after his arrival in France.[4] He was seriously wounded within three days of his arrival in the trenches and was evacuated to Britain, where he died in Stoke-on-Trent Military Hospital on 19 September 1918.[4] He was buried with military honours in Nottingham Church Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ "100 Years On - A Look At A Notts County Player's Involvement In The Great War". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "Arthur Clamp". www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-04.


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