Full name Arthur Prince Place of death Nuneaton, England | Date of death 1980 (aged 77–78) Playing position | |
Date of birth (1902-12-08)8 December 1902 Place of birth Bucknall, Staffordshire, England Died 1980, Nuneaton, United Kingdom | ||
Arthur Prince (8 December 1902 – 1980) was an English footballer who played on the left-wing in the Football League for Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Walsall, and Bristol Rovers. He helped Wednesday to win the Second Division title in 1925–26.
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Playing career
Prince played for Bucknall, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922, and signing as a professional player in January 1923. He made 16 Second Division appearances in the 1922–23 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City at The Old Recreation Ground on 3 March. He played 27 league games in the 1923–24 campaign. He was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750 fee in May 1924. The "Owls" finished 14th in the Second Division in 1924–25, before winning promotion as champions in 1925–26. The Hillsborough club went on to post 16th and 14th-place finishes in the First Division in 1926–27 and 1927–28. He later turned out for Hull City, Walsall and Bristol Rovers.