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{{short description|English footballer}}
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| name = Arthur Whalley
| name = Arthur Whalley
| image =
| image = Man.utd 1911-12 (Whalley).jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| fullname = Arthur Whalley
| fullname = Arthur Whalley<ref name=Joyce/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1886|2|17|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1886|2|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rainford]],<ref name=Joyce/> England
| birth_place = [[Rainford]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|11|23|1886|2|17|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|11|23|1886|2|17|df=y}}<ref name="FATFWW" />
| death_place = [[Wythenshawe]], England<ref name="FATFWW" />
| height =
| height =
| position = [[Wing half]], [[centre half]]
| position = [[Half back (association football)|Half back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = | clubs1 = [[Brynn Central F.C.|Brynn Central]]
| years1 = 1906–1907
| years2 = 1908–1909 | clubs2 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 2
| clubs1 = [[Brynn Central F.C.|Brynn Central]]
| years3 = 1909–1920 | clubs3 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | caps3 = 97 | goals3 = 6
| caps1 =
| years4 = 1920–1921 | clubs4 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 5
| goals1 =
| years5 = 1921–1924 | clubs5 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] | caps5 = 88 | goals5 = 8
| years2 = 1907–1908
| years6 = 1924–192? | clubs6 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0
| clubs2 = [[Wigan Town A.F.C.|Wigan Town]]
| years7 = 1926–192? | clubs7 = [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]] | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 229
| caps2 =
| totalgoals = 21
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1908–1909
| clubs3 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1909–1920
| clubs4 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| caps4 = 97
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 1920–1921
| clubs5 = [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 1921–1924
| clubs6 = [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
| caps6 = 88
| goals6 = 8
| years7 = 1924–1925
| clubs7 = [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1926
| clubs8 = [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
| caps8 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 229
| totalgoals = 21
| nationalyears1 = 1913
| nationalteam1 = [[Football League XI]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
}}
'''Arthur Whalley''' (17 February 1886 – 23 November 1952) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played in [[the Football League]] for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]. He played as a [[wing half]] or [[centre half]].<ref name=Joyce>{{cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=SoccerData |location=Nottingham |date=2004 |page=276 |isbn=978-1-899468-67-6}}</ref>
'''Arthur Whalley''' (17 February 1886 – 23 November 1952) was an English professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Half back (association football)|half back]] in the [[Football League]], most notably for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref name="Joyce">{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=307}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Arthur Whalley |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/arthur-whalley-48615/ |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> He was nicknamed 'The Black Prince'.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harris |first=Clive |title=The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War |last2=Whippy |first2=Julian |date=22 September 2008 |publisher=Pen and Sword |isbn=978-1-78383-144-9 |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by [[the Football Association]] after a [[1915 British football betting scandal|match-fixing scandal]] during the 1914-15 season, although the ban was lifted in 1919. Whalley made 106 appearances for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] between 1909 and 1920, scoring 6 goals.
Whalley played in the [[Football League]] for [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]], [[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]] and represented the [[Football League XI]].<ref name="Joyce" /> He also played in [[non-League football]] for Brynn Central and [[Wigan Town A.F.C.|Wigan Town]].<ref name="VintageFootbalers">{{Cite web |title=Whalley Arthur Charlton Athletic 1922 |url=https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/whalley-arthur-image-1-charlton-1922/ |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=Vintage Footballers |language=en-GB}}</ref> Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by [[the Football Association]] after a [[1915 British football betting scandal|match-fixing scandal]] during the [[1914–15 in English football|1914–15]] season, though in light of his war service, the ban was lifted in 1919.<ref name="FATFWW">{{Cite web |title=Arthur Whalley |url=https://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/arthur-whalley-2/ |access-date=18 April 2020 |website=Football and the First World War |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Whalley served as a [[sergeant]] in the 2nd [[Football Battalion]] of the [[Middlesex Regiment]] during the [[First World War]].<ref name="FATFWW" /> He saw action at the battles of [[Battle of Flers–Courcelette|Flers-Courcelette]], [[Battle of Le Transloy|Le Transloy]] and [[Battle of Passchendaele|Passchendaele]].<ref name="FATFWW" /> At Passchendaele, Whalley was seriously wounded in the head and leg and was evacuated to a hospital in [[Orpington]], [[Kent]].<ref name="FATFWW" /> After retiring from football in 1927,<ref name="VintageFootbalers" /> Whalley worked as a [[bookmaker]].<ref name="FATFWW" />


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
! colspan="3" |League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Arthur Whalley |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/playermenu/whalley_a.html |work=StretfordEnd.co.uk |publisher=Andrew Endlar |accessdate=28 February 2016 }}</ref>
|[[1908–09 Blackpool F.C. season|1908–09]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|6
|2
|1
|1
|7
|3
|-
|-
|[[1909–10 Manchester United F.C. season|1909–10]]
| rowspan="8" |[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|[[1909–10 Manchester United F.C. season|1909–10]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|9||0||0||0||0||0||9||0
| rowspan="7" |[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|9||0||0||0||9||0
|-
|-
|[[1910–11 Manchester United F.C. season|1910–11]]
|[[1910–11 Manchester United F.C. season|1910–11]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|15||0||0||0||0||0||15||0
|15||0||0||0||15||0
|-
|-
|[[1911–12 Manchester United F.C. season|1911–12]]
|[[1911–12 Manchester United F.C. season|1911–12]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|5||0||1||0||0||0||6||0
|5||0||1||0||6||0
|-
|-
|[[1912–13 Manchester United F.C. season|1912–13]]
|[[1912–13 Manchester United F.C. season|1912–13]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|26||4||5||0||0||0||31||4
|26||4||5||0||31||4
|-
|-
|[[1913–14 Manchester United F.C. season|1913–14]]
|[[1913–14 Manchester United F.C. season|1913–14]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|18||2||1||0||0||0||19||2
|18||2||1||0||19||2
|-
|-
|[[1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season|1914–15]]
|[[1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season|1914–15]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|1||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|-
|[[1919–20 Manchester United F.C. season|1919–20]]
|[[1919–20 Manchester United F.C. season|1919–20]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|23||0||2||0||0||0||25||0
|23||0||2||0||25||0
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
! colspan="2" |Total
!97
!97!!6!!9!!0!!0!!0!!106!!6
!6
!9
!0
!106
!6
|-
|[[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]
|[[1920-21 Football League Third Division|1920–21]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|30
|5
|4
|1
|34
|5
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]
|[[1921-22 Football League Third Division|1921–22]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
| rowspan="3" |[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
|38
|4
|0
|0
|38
|4
|-
|[[1922-23 Football League Third Division|1922–23]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|28
|1
|6
|1
|34
|2
|-
|[[1923-24 Football League Third Division|1923–24]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|22
|3
|4
|0
|26
|3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!88
!8
!10
!1
!98
!9
|-
|[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]
|[[1924-25 Football League Third Division|1924–25]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|Third Division South
|8
|0
|0
|0
|8
|0
|-
|[[Barrow A.F.C.|Barrow]]
|[[1926-27 Football League Third Division|1926–27]]<ref name="FATFWW" />
|[[Football League Third Division North|Third Division North]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!230!!21!!24!!3!!254!!24
|}
|}


== Honours ==
== Honours ==

=== Club ===
'''Manchester United'''
'''Manchester United'''
*[[Football League First Division|First Division]]: [[1910–11 Football League#First Division|1910–11]]
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[1910–11 Football League#First Division|1910–11]]<ref name="FATFWW" />


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 15 August 2024

Arthur Whalley
Personal information
Full name Arthur Whalley[1]
Date of birth (1886-02-17)17 February 1886
Place of birth Rainford, England
Date of death 23 November 1952(1952-11-23) (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Wythenshawe, England[2]
Position(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Brynn Central
1907–1908 Wigan Town
1908–1909 Blackpool 6 (2)
1909–1920 Manchester United 97 (6)
1920–1921 Southend United 30 (5)
1921–1924 Charlton Athletic 88 (8)
1924–1925 Millwall 8 (0)
1926 Barrow 1 (0)
Total 229 (21)
International career
1913 Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Whalley (17 February 1886 – 23 November 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League, most notably for Manchester United.[1][3] He was nicknamed 'The Black Prince'.[4]

Career

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Whalley played in the Football League for Blackpool, Manchester United, Southend United, Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Barrow and represented the Football League XI.[1] He also played in non-League football for Brynn Central and Wigan Town.[5] Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by the Football Association after a match-fixing scandal during the 1914–15 season, though in light of his war service, the ban was lifted in 1919.[2]

Personal life

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Whalley served as a sergeant in the 2nd Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[2] He saw action at the battles of Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy and Passchendaele.[2] At Passchendaele, Whalley was seriously wounded in the head and leg and was evacuated to a hospital in Orpington, Kent.[2] After retiring from football in 1927,[5] Whalley worked as a bookmaker.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Blackpool 1908–09 Second Division 6 2 1 1 7 3
Manchester United 1909–10[2] First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
1910–11[2] 15 0 0 0 15 0
1911–12[2] 5 0 1 0 6 0
1912–13[2] 26 4 5 0 31 4
1913–14[2] 18 2 1 0 19 2
1914–15[2] 1 0 0 0 1 0
1919–20[2] 23 0 2 0 25 0
Total 97 6 9 0 106 6
Southend United 1920–21[2] Third Division 30 5 4 1 34 5
Charlton Athletic 1921–22[2] Third Division South 38 4 0 0 38 4
1922–23[2] 28 1 6 1 34 2
1923–24[2] 22 3 4 0 26 3
Total 88 8 10 1 98 9
Millwall 1924–25[2] Third Division South 8 0 0 0 8 0
Barrow 1926–27[2] Third Division North 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 230 21 24 3 254 24

Honours

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Manchester United

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Arthur Whalley". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Arthur Whalley". 11v11.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. ^ Harris, Clive; Whippy, Julian (22 September 2008). The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-144-9.
  5. ^ a b "Whalley Arthur Charlton Athletic 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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