Arthur Cumberlidge

Arthur Cumberlidge

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge[1]
Date of birth	5 April 1914[1]
Place of birth	Wolstanton, England[1]
Date of death	20 April 1983 (aged 69)[1]
Place of death	Middlewich, England[1]
Playing position	Left-half
Youth career
	Stoke City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1946	Port Vale	66	(0)
	Northwich Victoria
Teams managed
1968	Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge (5 April 1914 – 20 April 1983) was an English footballer who played at left-half for Port Vale and coached Northwich Victoria.

Playing career

Cumberlidge played for Stoke City, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936.^[1] He made his debut in February 1937, and signed professional forms the following month.^[1] He made eight Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 season, and played 23 league games in the 1937–38 season.^[1] He featured 35 times in the Third Division South in the 1938–39 campaign.^[1] He converted to left-half for the 1939–40 season, having previously been used as a left-back and inside-forward.^[1] After the conclusion of World War II, he was out of favour and barely played before he was transferred to Northwich Victoria.^[1] He managed the "Vics" in the Cheshire County League in 1968.

Statistics

• Sourced from Arthur Cumberlidge profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1936–37	Third Division North	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
	1937–38	Third Division North	23	0	1	0	2	0	26	0
	1938–39	Third Division South	35	0	2	0	4	0	41	0
	1939–40		0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total		66	0	3	0	9	0	78	0

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 73. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.