Arthur Beadsworth

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]

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 Wimereux, France
Position(s) 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 21 (3)
1906 Burton United 18 (0)
Hinckley United
1907–1908 Nuneaton Town (7)
Hinckley United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 he was transferred to Wimereux, France, where he died of his wounds on 9 October 1917.[6] He was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester Fosse 1900–01[7] Second Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
Manchester United 1902–03[3] Second Division 9 1 3 1 12 2
Swindon Town 1903–04[4] Southern League First Division 24 3 0 0 24 3
1904–05[4] 30 8 0 0 30 8
Total 54 11 0 0 54 11
New Brompton 1905–06[8] Southern League First Division 21 3 3 1 24 4
Career total 88 15 6 2 94 17

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 21. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Arthur Beadsworth". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk – Arthur BEADSWORTH – Player Profile". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. "Nuneaton Town 1894–1919 Part 1" (PDF). p. 79. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. "Arthur Beadsworth". cottinghamsoldiers.org.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. "Arthur Beadsworth | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". 9 May 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 19 April 2018.


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