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Arthur Prince
Personal information
Full name Arthur Prince[1]
Date of birth (1902-12-08)8 December 1902[1]
Place of birth Bucknall, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 1980 (aged 77–78)[1]
Place of death Nuneaton, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Bucknall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1924 Port Vale 43 (1)
1924–1928 Sheffield Wednesday 53 (7)
1928–1929 Hull City 5 (0)
1929–1930 Walsall 1 (0)
1930–1931 Bristol Rovers 0 (0)
Total 102 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Prince (8 December 1902 – 1980) was an English footballer who played on the left-wing in the Football League for Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Walsall, and Bristol Rovers. He helped Wednesday to win the Second Division title in 1925–26.

Career

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Prince played for Bucknall before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922 and signing as a professional player in January 1923.[1] He made 16 Second Division appearances in the 1922–23 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City at The Old Recreation Ground on 3 March.[1] He played 27 league games in the 1923–24 campaign.[1] He was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750 fee in May 1924.[1] The "Owls" finished 14th in the Second Division in 1924–25, before winning promotion as champions in 1925–26. The Hillsborough club went on to post 16th and 14th-place finishes in the First Division in 1926–27 and 1927–28. He later turned out for Hull City, Walsall and Bristol Rovers.[1]

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1922–23 Second Division 16 1 0 0 16 1
1923–24 Second Division 27 0 0 0 27 0
Total 43 1 0 0 43 1
Sheffield Wednesday 1924–25 Second Division 28 0 0 0 28 0
1925–26 Second Division 24 6 1 0 25 6
1926–27 First Division 1 1 0 0 1 1
Total 53 7 1 0 54 7
Hull City 1928–29 Second Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Walsall 1929–30 Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bristol Rovers 1930–31 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 102 8 1 0 103 8

Honours

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Sheffield Wednesday

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Arthur Prince at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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