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Herby Arthur
Blackburn Rovers FC
7 caps, 4 goals against
79% successful
1885-87		 disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 630


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Herby Arthur Profile
Full name William John Herbert Arthur
Popular name Herby Arthur [possibly spelt as 'Herbie']
Born 14 February 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire;
Died 27 November 1930
Height/Weight -

Club Career
Club(s) Played for local Blackburn side's, Lower Bank Academy FC and King's Own FC before joining Blackburn Rovers FC as a right-half.  Volunteered to play in goal for the reserve side, where he remained. Joined Southport Central FC in the 1890-91 season, before returning to Rovers the following season.  He left Rovers at the end of 1891-92 season.
Club honours FA Cup winners 1883-84, 1884-85, 1885-86;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career
Player number One of five who became the 115th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper;
First match No. 23, 28 February 1885, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester.  Age 22 years 14 days.
Last match No. 30, 26 February 1887, England 4 Wales 0, a British Championship match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London. Aged 24 years 12 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87;
Team honours British Championship 1885-86;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England
Employed as a mill furnisher and a commercial traveller (together?). - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.13.

 

Herby Arthur - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp
Apps		 Mins. GA GA Av.
min		 Comp GA Clean
Sheets		 Cln
Sht Av.		 Capt. Disc.
7 7 7 630 4 158 min 4 3 42.9% 0 None

 

Herby Arthur - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 5 3 2 0 17 2 +15 0 3 3.40 0.20 80.0 +3
Away 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
All 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4

 

Herby Arthur - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4
All 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4

 

Herby Arthur - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 0 1 2.00 0.667 66.7 +1
BC 1885-86 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
BC 1886-87 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 0 2 5.50 0.00 100.0 +2
BC Total 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4
All Tournaments
BC All 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4
All 7 4 3 0 21 4 +17 0 3 3.00 0.571 78.6 +4

 

Herby Arthur - Match History
Club: Blackburn Rovers F.C. - 7 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 7 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 23 Ireland 28-Feb-1885 Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
2 24 Wales 14-Mar-1885 Leamington Road, Blackburn BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
3 25 Scotland 21-Mar-1885 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
4 27 Wales 29-Mar-1886 'Y Cae Ras', Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3 1 AW Start n/a
5 28 Scotland 31-Mar-1886 Hampden Park, Myrtle Park, Glasgow BC 1 1 AD Start n/a
6 29 Ireland 05-Feb-1887 Bramall Lane, Sheffield BC 7 0 HW Start n/a
7 30 Wales 26-Feb-1887 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 4 0 HW Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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