Arthur Beadsworth (September 1876 – 9 October 1917) was an English professional football who played in the Football League for Burton United, Manchester United and Leicester Fosse as a forward.[1][3][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Beadsworth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1917 (aged 41)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Wimereux, France | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left, inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1893 | Leicester Fosse | ||
| Leicester YMCA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1900 | Hinckley United | ||
| 1900–1901 | Leicester Fosse | 4 | (0) |
| Coventry City | |||
| 1902 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Manchester United | 9 | (1) |
| 1903–1905 | Swindon Town | 54 | (11) |
| 1905 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | New Brompton | 21 | (3) |
| 1906 | Burton United | 18 | (0) |
| Hinckley United | |||
| 1907–1908 | Nuneaton Town | (7) | |
| Hinckley United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Beadsworth briefly served in the Leicestershire Regiment and the King's Royal Rifle Corps of the British Army in the early 1890s, before being discharged for being underage.[6] He married in 1897, had four children and later worked as a shoe hand in Hinckley after his retirement from professional football in 1906.[6] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Beadsworth re-enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment.[6] His battalion was deployed to the Western Front in July 1915 and by March 1916 he had risen to the rank of sergeant.[6] Beadsworth was gassed during the Third Battle of Ypres, and he was transferred to Wimereux, France, where he died of his wounds on 9 October 1917.[6] He was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1900–01[7] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 1902–03[3] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Swindon Town | 1903–04[4] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 1904–05[4] | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | ||
| New Brompton | 1905–06[8] | Southern League First Division | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4 |
| Burton United | 1906–07[9] | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 106 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 112 | 17 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 21. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Arthur Beadsworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Arthur Beadsworth – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Nuneaton Town 1894–1919 Part 1" (PDF). p. 79. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Arthur Beadsworth". cottinghamsoldiers.org.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Arthur Beadsworth | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ "Arthur Beadsworth". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
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