Arthur Prince (footballer)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Prince[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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] | ||
| 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
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]
Statistics
Source:[2]
| 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 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Arthur Prince at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)