Frankie Artus

Frankie Artus (born 27 September 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Manor Farm.

Frankie Artus
Artus playing for Bath City in 2019.
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-27) 27 September 1988
Place of birth Bristol, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol Manor Farm
Youth career
1995–2006 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Bristol City 0 (0)
2007–2008 → Exeter City (loan) 10 (0)
2008 → Brentford (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Kettering Town (loan) 5 (0)
2009 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 9 (3)
2009 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 7 (0)
2010 → Chesterfield (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011 Cheltenham Town 29 (3)
2011–2013 Grimsby Town 51 (3)
2013–2014 Hereford United 34 (1)
2014–2021 Bath City 189 (11)
2021–2022 Swindon Supermarine 7 (0)
2022– Bristol Manor Farm 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:41, 31 March 2023

He has previously played professionally for Bristol City, Exeter City, Brentford, Chesterfield, Cheltenham Town and Grimsby Town as well as at non-league level for Kettering Town, Hereford United, Bath City and Swindon Supermarine.

Playing career

Bristol City

Artus began his career as a schoolboy with the Bristol City academy from the age of seven.[1] He was contracted to Bristol City from 2006 having agreed a professional contract,[2] but did not play a first team game in the four years he was there. He was included amongst the five replacements to face Premier League side Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and then again in the replay between the two sides. On 3 August 2007, it was announced that Artus would spend a month on loan at Conference National side Exeter City. The following season, he joined Brentford on loan for an initial one-month period and made his Football League debut coming on as a substitute against Dagenham & Redbridge.[3]

In January 2009 he was loaned out to Kettering Town until early March and upon his return he was then loaned out again this time to Cheltenham Town.[4] Artus scored on his Cheltenham debut on 24 March 2009 in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.[5]

He re-joined Cheltenham on a month loan in August 2009. After making four appearances he returned to Bristol City due to injury. On 16 October 2009 he re-joined for a third time again for a month. He returned to Bristol in late December 2009 and was included in the squad for the 2–2 home draw to Watford on 28 December.

In January 2010 he joined Chesterfield on a one-month loan deal.[6]

Cheltenham Town

He subsequently signed a one-year contract with League Two club Cheltenham Town in July 2010.[7]

On 9 May 2011, Artus was released from Cheltenham after his contract expired.[8]

Grimsby Town

On 5 July 2011, Artus signed for Grimsby Town.[9] Artus scored the 2nd goal of the game against Telford United on 28 January 2012, Andi Thanoj cut inside the box and found Artus who slotted the ball into the bottom right corner to secure a 2–0 win for Grimsby.[10]

He signed a 1-year contract extension with the club just after the 2011–2012 season had finished. Artus scored his first goal of the season for Grimsby on 27 August 2012 against Mansfield Town, scoring the opening goal of the game on 35 minutes, a good passing move from Andy Cook to release Joe Colbeck down the wing passing to Derek Niven in turn with a one touch pass to Artus who unleashed an unstoppable curling effort from 20 yards which found the top left corner, the game finishing 4–1 to the Mariners.[11] Artus was released on 2 May 2013.[12]

Non-league

In July 2013 Artus joined Hereford United on trial.[13] He agreed a one-year contract with Hereford United on 31 July 2013.[14]

In June 2014 Artus signed for Bath City.[15] After seven seasons with the club, Artus departed in June 2021.[16]

On 25 June 2021, Artus signed for Swindon Supermarine.[17]

On 17 November 2022, Artus signed for Bristol Manor Farm as a free agent..[18]

Personal life

Artus has been a supporter of Bristol City football club since he was a child, having watched games since the age of six, through his youth academy years.[1]

Style of play

A statement Artus made previously back in 2006 before signing professional terms at Bristol City said "I can play as an attacking midfielder or a defensive one. I still want to add more goals to my game, even though I netted a few earlier this season."[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 December 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City (loan) 2007–08[19] Conference Premier 10000—00100
Brentford (loan) 2008–09[20] League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 1]020
Kettering Town (loan) 2008–09[20] Conference Premier 5000—1[lower-alpha 2]060
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2008–09[20] League One 9300000093
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2009–10[21] League Two 7000001[lower-alpha 1]080
Chesterfield (loan) 2009–10[21] League Two 3000000030
Cheltenham Town 2010–11[22] League Two 293001000303
Grimsby Town 2011–12[23] Conference Premier 29120—3[lower-alpha 2]0341
2012–13[23] 22210—1[lower-alpha 2]0242
Grimsby total 513300040583
Hereford United 2013–14[23] Conference Premier 34120—1[lower-alpha 2]0371
Bath City 2014–15[24] Conference South 29210—9[lower-alpha 3]2394
2015–16[24] National League South 34432—1[lower-alpha 4]1387
2016–17[24] 32141—3[lower-alpha 5]0392
2017–18[23] 18020—00200
Bath City total 11371030013313613
Career total 167171531021329923
  1. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  3. Eight appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy; one appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup
  4. Appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup
  5. Two appearances in the FA Trophy and one in the Somerset Premier Cup

References
  1. "Frankie's first team dream". Bristol City F.C. 8 November 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. "City boss snaps up six youngsters". BBC Sport. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  3. "Brentford 2-1 Dag & Red". BBC. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. "Midfielder set to sign on loan". Cheltenham Town F.C. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  5. "Cheltenham 1–1 Oldham". BBC Sport. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. "Chesterfield sign Bristol City's Frankie Artus on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. "Cheltenham Town sign Frankie Artus and Wes Thomas". BBC Sport. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  8. "Cheltenham Town – News – Latest News – Latest News – Retained List Revealed". ctfc.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  9. "Town Sign Artus". Grimsby Town F.C. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  10. "Grimsby 2–0 Telford". BBC Sport. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  11. "Grimsby 4–1 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 27 August 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  12. "The Retained List". Grimsby Town F.C. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  13. "Bulls News: Artus on Trial at Edgar Street". bullsnews.blogspot.co.uk. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  14. "Artus signing confirmed". Hereford United. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  15. "Frankie Artus signing should excite Bath City supporters, says director of football Adie Britton". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  16. "Player News – Frankie Artus". Bath City F.C. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  17. "Marine add long-serving Bath midfielder in trio of new signings".
  18. "ARTUS SIGNS FOR THE FARM".
  19. "Games played by Frankie Artus in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  20. "Games played by Frankie Artus in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  21. "Games played by Frankie Artus in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  22. "Games played by Frankie Artus in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  23. Frankie Artus at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  24. "Frankie Artus". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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