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Arthur
Grimsdell |
Tottenham
Hotspur FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 3 D 1 L 2 F 12:
A 11
58% successful
1920-23
captain: three
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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Arthur Grimsdell |
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Birth |
23 March 1894 in Lamb Yard, Watford, Hertfordshire [registered in
Watford, June 1894]. |
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Baptism |
17 June 1894 in St. Mary's Church, Watford. |
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According to the 1901
census, Arthur is the youngest of five children to William and Fanny.
They live at 209 High Street in Watford. His father is a farrier. |
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According to the 1911
census, Arthur is now one of three children who still live with their
parents at 21 Carey Place in Watford. He works with his father at Smith &
Farrier. |
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According to the
1921 census, Arthur, a professional footballer (with Tottenham Hotspur
FC), is the youngest of three sons living at home with their parents still
at 21 Carey Place. |
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Marriage |
to Gwendolin Mary
Adcock
[registered in Watford, December 1922]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Arthur, a newsagent and tobacconist, and
Gwendoline M., are still married and are living at 20 Carey Place in
Watford, along with at least one son, William R. |
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Death |
12 March 1963, aged
68 years 354 days
[registered in Watford, March 1963]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football in Watford before playing for Watford St. Stephen's FC.
Joined Watford FC as an amateur in 1909, turning professional in November
1911. Tottenham Hotspur FC signed Grimsdell in March 1912 for a £350
transfer fee. After 324 league appearances and
26 goals, he went to Clapton Orient FC as a
player-secretary/manager from the 1929-30 close season. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two winners
1919-20; FA Cup winners
1920-21; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 12st.
8lbs [1921]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of five who became the 390th
players (392)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 121,
15 March 1920,
England
1 Wales
2, a British
Championship match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury,
London, aged 25 years
358 days. |
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Last match |
No. 131, 5 March 1923, Wales 2 England
2, a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged 28 years 347 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1919-20, 1920-21, 1922-23; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England
victory (two appearances, 1919), England schoolboy
(one appearance, 1908) |
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Distinctions |
Only the
second player from Herfordshire to represent England, after
Bob Hawkes.
Brother of E.F. Grimsdell, an England amateur and Hertfordshire
wicket-keeper 1922-47. |
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Beyond England |
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Was a director at Watford FC from
1945-51. He was also a sports outfiiter in the town. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.113. |
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Arthur Grimsdell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
three |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Arthur Grimsdell
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
8 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.40 |
1.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All
-
British Championship |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.833 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Arthur Grimsdell
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1919-20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1920-21 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1922-23 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.833 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.833 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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All |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
+1 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
1.833 |
58.3 |
+1 |
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Arthur Grimsdell
- Match History |
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Club: Tottenham
Hotspur F.C. - 6 full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee -
6
full capsx
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Age 25 |
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1 |
121 |
15 March 1920
- England 1 Wales 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury,
London |
BC |
HL |
Start |
lh |
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Age 26 |
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2 |
122 |
10 April 1920 - England 5
Scotland 4,
Hillsborough,
Sheffield |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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3 |
123 |
23 October 1920
- England 2 Ireland 0,
Roker Park, Sunderland |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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Age 27 |
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4 |
125 |
9 April 1921 - Scotland 3 England 0,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
captain |
lh |
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Age 28 |
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5 |
130 |
21 October 1922 - England 2 Ireland 0,
The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
BC |
HW |
captain |
lh |
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6 |
131 |
5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff |
HD |
captain |
lh |
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