John Henry Arnott (6 September 1932 − 31 March 2017) was an English professional

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. His clubs included

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, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Gillingham, where he made 186

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appearances.

Career

Born in

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, Arnott began his career as an amateur for

and played for them from 1954 to 1955. He had one season with

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. Arnott's last club was

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from 1969 to 1976.

Personal life

Arnott was a teacher who spent 23 years teaching

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at Kingsdale Secondary School,

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, south London.

References

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 {{england-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub