Billy Arnison

Joseph William Arnison (27 June 1924 – 1996) was a South African professional footballer, best known as a player for Scottish club Rangers and English club Luton Town.

Billy Arnison
Personal information
Full name Joseph William Arnison
Date of birth (1924-06-27)27 June 1924
Place of birth Johannesburg, South Africa
Date of death 1996 (aged 71–72)
Place of death Johannesburg, South Africa
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945 State Mines
1946 Delfos
1946–1948 Rangers 7 (1)
1948–1951 Luton Town 44 (19)
1951–1954 Berea Park
1955 Germiston Callies
1956 Benoni United
1957 Brakpan United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Arnison was signed by Glasgow club Rangers for the first post-war season, 1946–47, initially playing in the wartime Victory Cup and Southern League Cup.[1] He scored four goals in ten games for Rangers, an impressive return, but the next season saw him isolated at Ibrox. 1948 saw him move south, when English Second Division side Luton Town offered Rangers £8,000 for his services. Arnison soon became a crowd favourite at Kenilworth Road, scoring a hat-trick in his fourth game as Luton beat Cardiff City 3–0. He finished the season as top scorer, even though he missed a large part of the season with an injury to his right knee.[2][3]

After three major operations, Arnison retired from the professional game at 27 and returned to South Africa, where he became a physiotherapist.[2]

References
  1. (Rangers player) Arnison, William, FitbaStats
  2. Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.
  3. Neil Brown. "Billy Arnison". Retrieved 10 May 2009.
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