Arthur Caldwell (footballer, born 1913)

Arthur Caldwell
Personal information
Full name	Arthur John Caldwell[1]
Date of birth	24 February 1913[1]
Place of birth	Salford, England[1]
Date of death	26 July 1989 (aged 76)[1]
Place of death	Irlam, England[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
1932–1933	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team
1933–1935	Winsford United
1935–1939	Port Vale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur John Caldwell (24 February 1913 – 26 July 1989) was an English footballer. A left winger noted for his pace, he played for Manchester United, Winsford United and Port Vale in the 1930s.

Career

Caldwell played for Manchester United, (without making any first-team appearances) and Winsford United, and after a trial at Aston Villa joined Port Vale in May 1935.[1] He played one Second Division game for the club in the 1934–35 season.[1] He scored ten goals in 42 games in the 1935–36 season, the first one of note being against former employers Manchester United at Old Trafford in a 7–2 defeat.[1] He also scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw with top-flight Sunderland at Roker Park that earned the "Valiants" a replay in the Third Round of the FA Cup.[1] However, he was limited to just 13 Third Division North games in the 1936–37 season, scoring two goals, as he was struck down with injury.[1] He recovered to score ten goals in 35 league games in the 1937–38, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Hartlepools United at The Old Recreation Ground on 9 October.[1] However, he featured just four times in the Third Division South in the 1938–39 season, and left the club as World War II approached.[1]

Source:[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1934–35	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1935–36	Second Division	39	9	3	1	0	0	42	10
	1936–37	Third Division North	13	2	0	0	1	0	14	2
	1937–38	Third Division North	35	10	1	0	1	0	37	10
	1938–39	Third Division South	4	0	0	0	2	0	6	0
	Total		92	21	4	1	4	0	100	22

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 51. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
Arthur Caldwell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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