Arthur Masters

English footballer

Arthur Masters
Personal information
Full name Arthur Masters[1]
Date of birth (1910-08-10)10 August 1910[1]
Place of birth Coppull, England[1]
Date of death 1998 (aged 87–88)
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Horwich R.M.I.
1932–1939 Nottingham Forest 109 (24)
1937–1939 Port Vale 66 (13)
Total 175 (37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Masters (17 August 1910 – 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Horwich R.M.I., Nottingham Forest, and Port Vale in the 1930s.

Career

Masters played for Horwich R.M.I. and Nottingham Forest, before joining Port Vale in exchange for Allan Todd in June 1937.[1] He scored eight goals in 33 Third Division North and two FA Cup appearances in the 1937–38 season.[1] He was twice knocked out in a 1–1 draw with Crewe Alexandra at The Old Recreation Ground on 19 January; perhaps not surprisingly, he later said that he had no recollection of the game.[1] He then scored five goals in Third Division South 33 games in the 1938–39 season, before leaving the "Valiants".[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1932–33 Second Division 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
1933–34 Second Division 37 8 3 0 0 0 40 8
1934–35 Second Division 31 6 5 2 0 0 36 8
1935–36 Second Division 30 7 1 0 0 0 31 7
1936–37 Second Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
Total 109 24 9 2 0 0 118 26
Port Vale 1937–38 Third Division North 33 8 2 0 0 0 35 8
1938–39 Third Division South 33 5 2 0 2 2 37 7
Total 66 13 4 0 2 2 72 15
Career total 175 37 13 2 2 2 190 41

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Arthur Masters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)