Arthur Mulford
Arthur Henry Mulford (born 1871) was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward for St. Mary's Football Club from 1891 to 1892, making one appearance in the FA Cup.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Henry Mulford | ||
Date of birth | January qtr. 1871 | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1891–1892 | Southampton St. Mary's | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Football career
Mulford was born in Southampton and made his first appearance for St. Mary's in a friendly match against Reading on 26 September 1891.[1] He made his competitive debut a week later in the club's first-ever appearance in the FA Cup, a First Qualifying Round match at Warmley, which was won 4–1.[2] For the next round against Reading, he was replaced by Jock Fleming who scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 victory, although this result was overturned because Fleming had not been registered in time.[3]
Mulford continued to play in friendly matches, including scoring in a 6–2 defeat at Woolwich Arsenal on 27 February 1892.[4] He returned to FA Cup action when he scored in the First Qualifying Round match against Newbury on 15 October 1892 (with the other three goals coming from Bob Kiddle).[5] He scored again against Woolwich Arsenal in a 2–0 victory on 10 December,[4] with his final competitive appearance coming in Round 3 of the Hampshire Senior Cup against the Royal Engineers on 17 December 1892.[5]
References
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 250. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
- Bull, David; Brunskell, Bob (2000). Match of the Millennium. Hagiology Publishing. pp. 10–11. ISBN 0-9534474-1-3.
- Saints – A complete record. p. 210.
- Saints – A complete record. p. 14.