Place of death Leicester, England Years Team Role Footballer | Playing position Name Arthur Mounteney Position Inside forward | |
Date of birth (1883-02-11)11 February 1883 Date of death 1 June 1933(1933-06-01) (aged 50) Died June 1, 1933, Leicester, United Kingdom | ||
Arthur Mounteney (11 February 1883 – 1 June 1933) was an English professional footballer and cricketer.
Mounteney was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire. He played as an inside forward for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham, Preston North End and Grimsby Town in the Football League. He played nearly 100 matches for Birmingham, and scored the club's last goal at their Muntz Street ground before they moved to St Andrew's in December 1906.
Mounteney played as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler for Leicestershire County Cricket Club from 1911 to 1924, scoring 5306 runs, including six centuries, at an average of 20.80.
He died in Leicester aged 50.
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