Stephen Arthurworrey

Stephen Roy Arthurworrey (born 15 October 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently for Fulham.[2]

Stephen Arthurworrey
Arthurworrey in action for Fulham in 2014.
Personal information
Full name Stephen Roy Arthurworrey[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994[2]
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2005–2012 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Fulham 0 (0)
2014 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 17 (0)
2014–2015 → Yeovil Town (loan) 29 (2)
2015–2016 → Yeovil Town (loan) 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:49, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Fulham

Arthurworrey joined the Fulham academy at the age of ten,[2] despite interests from Leyton Orient and West Ham United.[3] Arthurworry progressed through the club's academy and earned his first professional contract in October 2011 signing a three-year deal.[4] Shortly after, Arthurworrey, however, suffered knee ligament damage in a Reserves game against Everton that saw him undergo surgery three times.[5] Following his recovery from a knee injury, under coach Kit Symons, Arthurworrey made a return and continued to play in the club's reserve team.

Arthurworrey signed a new one-year contract with Fulham on 3 July 2014.[6]

Loan to Tranmere Rovers

On 1 January 2014, Arthurworrey moved to League One team Tranmere Rovers for an initial one-month loan.[7][8] He made his Football League debut the same day in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Prenton Park.[9] On 4 February 2014, Arthurworry extended his loan at Tranmere Rovers for another month,[10] and it was later extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[11]

Loans to Yeovil Town

On 31 October 2014, Arthurworrey joined Yeovil Town on loan until 31 January 2015.[12] The next day, Arthurworrey made his Yeovil debut, in a 0–0 draw against Chesterfield.[13] Arthworrey scored his first professional goal on 13 December 2014, in a 4–0 win over Oldham Athletic.[14] Having made sixteen appearance for Yeovil until on 29 January 2015, his loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[15] However, Arthurworrey was unable to help the club survive relegation after a 1–1 draw against Notts County on 11 April 2015.[16] Three days later on 14 April 2015, Arthurworrey scored his second Yeovil goal, in a 1–0 win over Sheffield United.[17] At the end of the season, Arthurworrey returned to Fulham having made thirty-three appearances for Yeovil.[18]

On 1 July 2015, Fulham confirmed that Arthurworrey had signed a new one-year extension with the club and rejoined Yeovil Town on loan for the 2015–16 season.[19] On 27 October 2015, Arthurworrey's loan spell with Yeovil was cut short after suffering a serious knee injury.[20]

Athurworrey was released by Fulham at the end of the 2015–16 season.[21]

Career statistics
As of match played 20 October 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2013–14[22] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[18] Championship 0000100010
Total 0000100010
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2013–14[22] League One 170––00170
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[18] League One 29240–00332
2015–16[23] League Two 14100102[lower-alpha 1]0171
Career total 603402020683
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Personal life

Arthurworrey grew up supporting Arsenal and was nicknamed "Big Dog", due to his height.[3]

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/02/2014 and 28/02/2014" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. "Stephen Arthurworrey profile". Fulham F.C. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  3. "Academy Insight". Fulham F.C. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. "Through The Ranks". Fulham F.C. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "Through The Ranks: Stephen Arthurworrey". Fulham F.C. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. "Stephen's New Deal". Fulham F.C. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. "Arthurworrey In Loan Switch". Fulham F.C. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Tranmere Rovers: Liam Ridehalgh rejoins ahead of permanent deal". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  9. "Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers". BBC Sport. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  10. "Tranmere Extend Arthurworrey Loan". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Tranmere Extend Arthurworrey Loan". Tranmere Rovers FC. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "Yeovil sign Aston Villa's Jed Steer & Fulham's Stephen Arthurworrey". BBC Sport. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  13. "Chesterfield 1–1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  14. "Oldham Athletic 0–4 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  15. "Stephen Arthurworrey: Yeovil extend Fulham defender's loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  16. "Yeovil Town 1–1 Notts County". BBC Sport. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  17. "Yeovil Town 1–0 Sheffield United". BBC Sport. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  18. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  19. "Yeovil Town: Ryan Dickson and Stephen Arthurworrey join". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  20. "Yeovil Town: Stephen Arthurworrey returns to Fulham". BBC Sport. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  21. "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  22. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  23. "Games played by Stephen Arthurworrey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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