Arthur Beadsworth
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Beadsworth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | September 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1917 (aged 41)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Playing position | Outside left, inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1893 | Leicester Fosse | ||
| Leicester YMCA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1900 | Hinckley United | ||
| 1900–1901 | Leicester Fosse | 4 | (0) |
| Coventry City | |||
| 1902 | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Manchester United | 9 | (1) |
| 1903–1905 | Swindon Town | 54 | (11) |
| 1905 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | New Brompton | 24 | (4) |
| 1906 | Burton United | 18 | (0) |
| Hinckley United | |||
| 1907–1908 | Nuneaton Town | (7) | |
| Hinckley United | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arthur Beadsworth (September 1876 – 9 October 1917) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Burton United, Manchester United and Leicester Fosse.[1][3][4][5]
Personal life
Beadsworth briefly served in the Leicestershire Regiment and the King's Royal Rifle Corps of the British Army in the early 1890s, before being discharged for being underage.[6] He married in 1897, had four children and later worked as a shoe hand in Hinckley after his retirement from professional football in 1906.[6] After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Beadsworth re-enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment.[6] His battalion was deployed to the Western Front in July 1915 and by March 1916 he had risen to the rank of sergeant.[6] Beadsworth was gassed during the Third Battle of Ypres and died in Wimereux, France on 9 October 1917.[6] He was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 21. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ↑ "Arthur Beadsworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Arthur BEADSWORTH - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ↑ "Nuneaton Town 1894-1919 Part 1" (PDF). p. 79. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Arthur Beadsworth". www.cottinghamsoldiers.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-10-03.