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Arthur Berry

Oxford University AFC, Everton FC, Oxford City FC

1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 4: A 0
100% successful
1909-12

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Arthur Berry
Birth Tuesday, 3 January 1888 at 97 Newsham Drive in West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire
  registered in West Derby & Toxteth Park January-March 1888
Baptism Wednesday, 7 March 1888 at St. Margaret's Church in Anfield, Liverpool
 

According to the 1891 census, the three year-old Arthur was the youngest of five children to Edwin and his wife, Isabella (née Fazackerley). They live at 11 Fairfield Crescent in West Derby. His father is a solicitor and they have two servants.
 

According to the 1901 census, Arthur is a pupil at St Chad College in Denstone, Uttoxeter. His father, now a solicitor in the Supreme Court, his mother, and his three siblings, all live at 26 Prescot Drive in West Derby.
 

According to the 1911 census, Arthur has returned to the family home, he is now one of three children, living with their parents, at Brynavon in Machwiel, near Wrexham.  His father is a solicitor once more (he had been a director at Liverpool FC between 1904-09), Arthur himself, a law student. There are two servants.
 

According to the 1921 census, Arthur, a barrister-at-law, is the youngest of two children living at home with their parents and three servants, at Grange Cottage, on Rose Brow in the Gateacre area of Liverpool.
  Arthur cannot be found on the 1939 register.
Death Sunday, 15 March 1953 at 58 Belvidere Road in Liverpool, Lancashire
aged 65 years 71 days registered in Liverpool South January-March 1953
Obituary
 
Funeral Thursday, 19 March 1953 in Anfield Cemetery, Priory Road, Liverpool
Probate "BERRY Arthur of 58 Belvidere-road Liverpool 8 died 15 March 1953 Probate Liverpool 4 August to Arthur Edwin Bevan and Harold Lackland Bevan company directors. Effects £842 11s." [2025 equivalent: £20,467]
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 Arthur attended Wadham college at Oxford University and earned his 'blue' in 1908 and 1909. At the same time, he signed as an amateur for Liverpool FC on 4 October 1907.He joined Fulham FC in September 1909, but found the commuting difficult, so he returned to the north-west and joined Everton FC on 1 February 1910. He played with Oxford City FC in 1911 until 1913. He also rejoined Liverpool FC on 19 June 1912, he left to rejoin neighbours Everton FC on 11 November. He also assisted Wrexham AFC and Northern Nomads FC. He retired from playing in 1913.

League honours
43 appearances, 7 goals		 Liverpool FC 1908 three appearances
debut: 11 April 1911 Newcastle United FC 3 Liverpool FC 1.
Fulham FC 1909-10 twelve appearances
debut (division two): 4 September 1909 Stockport County FC 0 Fulham FC 2.
Everton FC 1910-11 27 appearances, seven goals
debut: 26 February 1910 Sheffield United FC 3 Everton FC 0.
Liverpool FC 1912 one appearance
only: 14 October 1912 Sheffield United FC 4 Liverpool FC 1.
Club honours Football League Division One fourth place 1910-11 (21ᵃ 5ᵍ);
FA Amateur Cup runners-up 1912-13;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8½", 11st. 6lbs [1912].
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of two who became the 336th players (337) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right
Only match No. 99. 13 February 1909, England 4 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Horton Park Avenue, Horton Park, Bradford, aged 21 years 41 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1908-09;
Team honours British Championship winners 1908-09;
Individual honours England Amateur (27 appearances);
Great Britain London 1908 (three appearances) Olympic Gold Medal;
 FA Tour of South Africa 1910 (including the three tests)
 Great Britain Stockholm 1912 (two appearances) Olympic Gold Medal;
Distinctions Two Olympic Golds, 1908 and 1912.

Beyond England
Arthur retired from football in 1913 after being called to the bar at Gray's Inn. He also served as Adjutant of the Lancashire Fusiliers during WWI. Following the war, joined the family law firm, which his father headed. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.32./LfcHistory


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
2 1 1 90 0 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

Arthur Berry - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - British Championship 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Arthur Berry - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1908-09 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 1 4.00 0.00 100.0 +1

Arthur Berry - Match History
 Club: Oxford University A.F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 21
1 99 13 February 1909 - England 4 Ireland 0, Horton Park Avenue, Bradford BC HW   or
 Club: Everton F.C. - 0 full appearances  
Age 22
FA Tour of South Africa 29 June 1910 - South Africa 0 England 3, Durban, Natal Province tour AW reserve
23 July 1910 - South Africa 2 England 6, Wanderers Ground, Johannesburg AW reserve
30 July 1910 - South Africa 3 England 6, Cape Town, Cape Province AW   80 or
 Club: Oxford City F.C. - 0 full appearances  
Age 24
- 112 11 March 1912 - Wales 0 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham BC AW reserve