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Arthur
Bridgett |
Sunderland AFC
11 caps, 3 goals
P 11 W 10 D 1 L 0 F
56:
A 8
95% successful
1905-09
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 990 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
George Arthur
Bridgett |
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Born |
11 October 1882 in
Forsbrook, Staffordshire. [registered as George Arthur in Cheadle,
December 1882].
Attended St. Peter's School, Stoke |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891 census, George Arthur is
the third of
five children to Edwin and Annie Bridgett, living at 8 Commercial
Buildings in Kirkham Street in Penkhull, Stoke-Upon-Trent. His father is a
stone mason. |
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According to the 1901 census, George A. the oldest of
the five children living with his widowed mother. He is an
upholsterer living at 82 London Road in Stoke-Upon-Trent. His mother is a
furniture dealer. |
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According to the 1911 census, his brother Edwin and sister Mary are
living in the Whitburn area of South Shields. Arthur Bridgett, a
professional footballer, is residing in the Engsleigh Palace Hotel, Gordon
Street in London. |
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Married |
to Gertrude M.
Forrester [registered in Stoke
on Trent, March 1918]. |
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Died |
26 July 1954 at
Newcastle-under-Lyme, age 71 years 289 days [registered in
Newcastle L., September 1954]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½",
11st 8lbs, [1905] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Sunderland AFC
Player Profiles &
FindMyPast.co.uk |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played his
junior football with the Stoke school sides, including Burslem Park and
Trentham. Joined Stoke FC in October 1902. Within months, he
had joined Sunderland AFC, where he remained for over ten years, becoming
the club captain. Left the Wearside club to take up management with
first South Shields AFC as player-manager on 20 August 1912 for �175, and
then North Shields FC. Guested for Port Vale FC during the war
years, whom he signed for again in November 1923, featuring for the club
in the Football League as a 41 year-old. Left the Valiants in
February 1924 and joined the Sandbach Ramblers. |
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Club honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(2 appearances). |
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Distinctions |
Bridgett made a
religious commitment in never playing on a Good Friday or Christmas Day. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & South Shields FC
local history. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
311th player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 85, 1 April 1905, England 1 Scotland 0, a
British Championship match at The Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London, aged
23 years 89 days. |
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Last match |
No. 104, 1 June 1909, Austria 1 England 8, an
East-European tour match at
Hohe
Warte Stadion,
Wien, aged
27 years 150 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1904-05, 1907-08, 1908-09; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winner 1904-05, 1908-09; joint-winner 1907-08, |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond England |
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nothing available, but his census report revealed him to being an
upholsterer. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.45./FindMyPast.co.uk |
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Arthur Bridgett - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Starts |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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11 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
990 |
3 |
330
min |
0 |
0 |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.33 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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Away |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
8 |
+41 |
0 |
2 |
6.125 |
1.00 |
93.8 |
+7 |
| All |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
8 |
+48 |
0 |
5 |
5.091 |
0.727 |
95.4 |
+10 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Friendly |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
7 |
+41 |
0 |
2 |
6.857 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+7 |
| All |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
8 |
+48 |
0 |
5 |
5.091 |
0.727 |
95.4 |
+10 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1904-05 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1907-08 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1908-09 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
2 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
| All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match History |
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Club: Sunderland
AFC - 11 full caps |
Coach: FA Committee - 11
full capsx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
85 |
1 April 1905 - England 1 Scotland 0, The Crystal Palace,
Sydenham Hill, London |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 26 |
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2 |
94 |
4 April 1908 - Scotland 1 England 1,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
ol |
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3 |
95 |
6
June 1908 - Austria 1 England 6,
Cricketer
Platz, Wien |
Fr |
AW |
Start
 |
ol |
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4 |
96 |
8 June 1908 - Austria 1
England 11,
Hohe
Warte Stadion,
Wien |
Fr |
AW |
Start
|
ol |
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5 |
97 |
10 June 1908 - Hungary 0 England 7, Millenáris
Sporttelep, Budapest |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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6 |
98 |
13
June 1908 - Bohemia 0 England 4, Stadión Letná,
Letn�,
Praha |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 27 |
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7 |
99 |
13 February 1909 - England 4 Ireland 0,
Park Avenue, Bradford |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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8 |
100 |
15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0,
City Ground, Nottingham |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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9 |
102 |
29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4, Millenáris
Sporttelep, Budapest |
Fr |
AW |
Start
|
ol |
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10 |
103 |
31
May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 8, Millenáris
Sporttelep, Budapest |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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11 |
105 |
1 June 1909 - Austria 1 England 8,
Hohe
Warte Stadion,
Wien |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ol |
Notes
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