Arthur Green (Welsh footballer)

Arthur William Green (5 December 1881 – 24 September 1966) was a Welsh professional footballer who made over 130 appearances as a centre forward in the Football League for Notts County.[1][3] He also played League football for Nottingham Forest and Stockport County and was capped by Wales at international level.[1]

Arthur Green
Personal information
Full name Arthur William Green[1]
Date of birth 5 December 1881
Place of birth Aberystwyth, Wales
Date of death 24 September 1966(1966-09-24) (aged 85)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1898 Aberystwyth
1899–1900 Swindon Town 4 (2)
1900–1901 Aston Villa 0 (0)
1898–1899 Ebbw Vale
1901–1902 Walsall
1902–1907 Notts County 134 (56)
1907–1909 Nottingham Forest 38 (19)
1909–1910 Stockport County 7 (1)
1910–1912 Brierley Hill Alliance
1912 Stourbridge
1912–1913 Kidderminster Harriers
1913 Dudley
1913 Walsall
1914 Dudley
1914 Worcester City
International career
1901–1908 Wales 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Green won eight caps and scored three goals for the Wales national team between 1901 and 1908.[2] He was part of the 1906–07 British Home Championship-winning squad.[2][4]

Personal life

Green served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 1899–1900[6] Southern League First Division 4 2 4 2
Nottingham Forest 1906–07[7] Second Division 13 6 0 0 13 6
1907–08[7] First Division 19 8 0 0 19 8
1908–09[7] 6 3 0 0 6 3
Total 38 17 0 0 38 17
Stockport County 1909–10[8] Second Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
Career total 49 20 0 0 20 20

Honours

Nottingham Forest

Wales

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 117. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Arthur Green". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "Green Arthur Nottingham Forest 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. "British Home Championship 1900–1914". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. "Nottingham Forest football players served in the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "Arthur Green – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Arthur Green". The City Ground. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Arthur Green County Record". gogogocounty.org. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  9. Nottingham Forest F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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