Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater (25 February 1908 – 1976) was an English

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Career

Slater played for

Easington Colliery Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 195 ...

, Murton and

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profess ...

before joining

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

in June 1930. He kept a

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on his debut; a 2–0 win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930 at

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, and was the number one keeper until he lost this position to previous favourite Ben Davies in January 1931. He played 14

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games in 1930–31 and six games in 1931–32. He transferred to

Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

in August 1932, but was replaced by new signing

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after struggling with injuries and later moved on to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slater, Arthur 1908 births 1976 deaths Footballers from Chester-le-Street English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Easington Colliery A.F.C. players Murton A.F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Watford F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players English Football League players