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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

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

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

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

Manchester United

References

  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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