Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater (25 February 1908 – 1976) was an English footballer.

Arthur Slater
Personal information
Full name Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater[1]
Date of birth (1908-02-25)25 February 1908[2]
Place of birth Chester-le-Street, England[2]
Date of death 1976 (aged 67–68)[1]
Place of death Luton, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Easington Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Murton
1926–1930 Clapton Orient 20 (0)
1930–1932 Port Vale 20 (0)
1932–1933 Watford 29 (0)
Vauxhall Motors
Total 69 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Slater played for Easington Colliery, Murton and Clapton Orient before joining Port Vale in June 1930.[2] He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2–0 win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930 at The Old Recreation Ground, and was the number one keeper until he lost this position to previous favourite Ben Davies in January 1931.[2] He played 14 Second Division games in 1930–31 and six games in 1931–32.[2] He transferred to Watford in August 1932, but was replaced by new signing Jim McLaren after struggling with injuries and later moved on to Vauxhall Motors.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clapton Orient 1926–27 Second Division 1 0 2 0 3 0
1927–28 Second Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1928–29 Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
1929–30 Third Division South 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 20 0 2 0 22 0
Port Vale 1930–31 Second Division 14 0 0 0 14 0
1931–32 Second Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 20 0 0 0 20 0
Watford 1932–33 Third Division South 19 0 1 0 20 0
1933–34 Third Division South 10 0 0 0 10 0
Total 29 0 1 0 30 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater, (1933) Goalkeeper" (PDF). Watford F.C. Archive. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  3. ^ Arthur Slater at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)