Full name John Arthur Playing position | Name Jackie Arthur | |
Date of birth (1917-12-14)14 December 1917 Place of birth Edenfield, Ramsbottom, England Date of death 19 November 1986(1986-11-19) (aged 68) Place of death Edenfield, Ramsbottom, England | ||
John "Jackie" Arthur (14 December 1917 – 19 November 1986) was an English footballer.
Playing career
Arthur began his career at Blackburn Rovers and Everton without making any league appearances, before playing for Stockport County shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. During the war he returned to Everton and made guest appearances for Wrexham.
After the war Arthur spent almost a year at Chester before concluding his professional career with a long spell at Rochdale. After retiring from playing he remained on the training staff at Spotland.
References
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