John "Jackie" Arthur (14 December 1917 – 19 November 1986) was an English

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Playing career

Arthur began his career at Blackburn Rovers and Everton without making any league appearances, before playing for Stockport County shortly before the outbreak of the

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. During the war he returned to Everton and made guest appearances for

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

. After the war Arthur spent almost a year at

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

before concluding his professional career with a long spell at

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

. After retiring from playing he remained on the training staff at

Spotland Spotland ( ) is a district of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, England. The Rochdale ward name is Spotland and Falinge. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 10,805. It lies on the River Spodden, and is the home of Spotland Stadium ...

References

1917 births 1986 deaths People from Ramsbottom Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bury English Football League players English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Everton F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Wrexham F.C. wartime guest players Footballers from Greater Manchester {{England-footy-midfielder-1910s-stub