Arthur Baxter (footballer)

Arthur George Baxter (28 December 1911 – 5 September 1944) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Barnsley.[1][5]

This article is about the footballer. For the cricketer, see Arthur Baxter.
Arthur Baxter
Personal information
Full name Arthur George Baxter[1]
Date of birth (1911-12-28)28 December 1911[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death 5 September 1944(1944-09-05) (aged 32)[2]
Place of death Rimini, Fascist Italy[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[4]
Playing position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932 Dundee North End
1933–1934 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1934–1936 Falkirk 40 (10)
1936–1939 Dundee 96 (43)
1938–1939 Barnsley 6 (2)
Total 142 (55)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Baxter served as a private in the London Scottish of the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War.[2] He was killed during the Battle of Rimini on 5 September 1944 and was buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley 1938–39 Third Division North[1] 6 2 0 0 6 2
Dundee United 1939–40 Eastern Regional[4] 25 3 7 0 32 3
Aberdeen 1941–42 North Eastern League[6] 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 33 6 7 0 40 6
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References
  1. Arthur Baxter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Casualty Details: Arthur Baxter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 116. ISBN 978 0 7524 7188 4.
  4. "Arthur Baxter Player Profile". ArabArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Arthur Baxter". AFCHeritage. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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