Arthur Prince (footballer)

Arthur Prince (8 December 1902 – 1980) was an English footballer who played on the left-wing in the Football League for Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Walsall, and Bristol Rovers. He helped Wednesday to win the Second Division title in 1925–26.

Arthur Prince
Personal information
Full name Arthur Prince[1]
Date of birth (1902-12-08)8 December 1902[1]
Place of birth Bucknall, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 1980 (aged 7778)[1]
Place of death Nuneaton, England[1]
Playing position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Bucknall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Port Vale 43 (1)
1924–1928 Sheffield Wednesday 53 (7)
1928–1929 Hull City 5 (0)
1929–1930 Walsall 1 (0)
1930–1931 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
Total 102 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Prince played for Bucknall, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922, and signing as a professional player in January 1923.[1] He made 16 Second Division appearances in the 1922–23 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City at The Old Recreation Ground on 3 March.[1] He played 27 league games in the 1923–24 campaign.[1] He was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750 fee in May 1924.[1] The "Owls" finished 14th in the Second Division in 1924–25, before winning promotion as champions in 1925–26. The Hillsborough club went on to post 16th and 14th-place finishes in the First Division in 1926–27 and 1927–28. He later turned out for Hull City, Walsall and Bristol Rovers.[1]

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1922–23 Second Division 16100161
1923–24 Second Division 27000270
Total 43100431
Sheffield Wednesday 1924–25 Second Division 28000280
1925–26 Second Division 24610256
1926–27 First Division 110011
Total 53710547
Hull City 1928–29 Second Division 500050
Walsall 1929–30 Third Division South 100010
Bristol Rovers 1930–31 Third Division South 000000
Career total 1028101038

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday
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References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Arthur Prince at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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