John Arnott (English footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Henry Arnott | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydenham, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 March 2017 (aged 84) | ||
| Position(s) | Right half / Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | West Ham United | 6 | (2) |
| 1955–1956 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | (6) |
| 1956–1962 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 173 | (21) |
| 1962–1969 | Gillingham | 186 | (2) |
| 1969–1976 | Dover | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Henry Arnott (6 September 1932 − 31 March 2017)[1][2] was an English professional footballer. His clubs included West Ham United,[3] Shrewsbury Town,[4] Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic[5] and Gillingham, where he made 186 Football League appearances.[6]
Career
[edit]Born in Sydenham, Arnott began his career as an amateur for West Ham United and played for them from 1954 to 1955.[7] He had one season with Shrewsbury Town before joining Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in 1956, where he spent six seasons and made 176 league appearances before being transferred to Gillingham in August 1962.[7] Arnott's last club was Dover from 1969 to 1976.
Personal life
[edit]Arnott was a teacher who spent 23 years teaching physical education at Kingsdale Secondary School, Dulwich, south London.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ John Henry Arnott obituary
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 44–45. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Maurice Golesworthy, ed. (1965). Soccer Who's Who. London: The Sportsmans Book Club.
- ^ Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.
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- 1932 births
- 2017 deaths
- English men's footballers
- People from Sydenham, London
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- Gillingham F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Dover F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs