Arthur Capes

Arthur John Capes (23 February 1875 – 26 February 1945)[2] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Burton Wanderers, Nottingham Forest and Stoke.[1]

Arthur Capes

Personal information
Full name	Arthur John Capes[1]
Date of birth	23 February 1875
Place of birth	Burton upon Trent, England[1]
Date of death	26 February 1945 (aged 70)[1]
Place of death	Burton upon Trent, England[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Playing position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1895	Burton Wanderers	57	(23)
1896–1901	Nottingham Forest	168	(33)
1902–1904	Stoke	60	(18)
1904–1905	Bristol City	29	(7)
1905–1906	Swindon Town	22	(5)
Total		336	(86)
National team
1903	England	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Capes played with his brother Adrian at Burton Wanderers before joining Nottingham Forest in 1896. He won the 1898 FA Cup with Forest and scored 42 goals for the club in 197 games. He spent two seasons at Stoke scoring 20 goals in 65 matches and ended his career with Bristol City and Swindon Town. He earned one cap for England in 1903 whilst with Stoke.[3]

Career

Capes was born in Burton upon Trent and began his career at Burton Wanderers along with his brother Adrian.[1] He and his brother formed a formidable partnership and in two seasons with Burton the pair scored 66 goals between them.[1] This brought the attention of bigger clubs and they both signed for Nottingham Forest in August 1896.[1] Adrian failed to make a lasting impression at Forest leaving after two seasons, but Arthur did scoring in the 1898 FA Cup Final as Forest beat archrivals Derby County 3–1.[1]

Capes became a vital part of the Forest squad and spent six seasons at the City Ground making 197 appearances scoring 42 goals. He left for Stoke in 1902 becoming the second member of Nottingham's cup winning team to join the "Potters" following Len Benbow.[1] Unlike Benbow, Capes lived up to the expectations of the Stoke fans scoring nine goals in 1902–03 and eleven in 1903–04.[1] After his two-season spell at the Victoria Ground Capes spent a season each at Bristol City and then Swindon Town.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[4]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burton Wanderers	1894–95	Second Division	30	13	5	8	35	21
	1895–96	Second Division	27	10	2	0	29	10
	Total		57	23	7	8	64	31
Nottingham Forest	1896–97	First Division	30	8	2	0	32	8
	1897–98	First Division	26	8	6	4	32	12
	1898–99	First Division	28	3	3	1	31	4
	1899–1900	First Division	27	5	4	3	31	8
	1900–01	First Division	32	8	2	0	34	8
	1901–02	First Division	25	1	4	0	29	1
	Total		168	33	23	9	197	42
Stoke	1902–03	First Division	32	7	4	2	36	9
	1903–04	First Division	28	11	1	0	29	11
	Total		60	18	5	2	65	20
Bristol City	1904–05	Second Division	29	7	5	0	34	7
Swindon Town	1905–06	Southern League	22	5	2	1	24	6
Career Total			336	86	42	20	378	106

International

Source:[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
England	1903	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Nottingham Forest

• FA Cup winner: 1898[6]

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "England players: Arthur Capes". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
3. Arthur Capes at Englandstats.com, Retrieved 25 September 2018
4. Arthur Capes at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
5. Capes, Arthur at National-Football-Teams.com
6. Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.

External links

• Arthur Capes at Englandstats.com
• Swindon Town profile
• England profile