Appearances:
7 |
Starts:
7 |
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0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
0 |
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Player #242
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery, Undated
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery, Undated
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Midfielder
1912-13
1914-15
3
Arthur Dobson
Arthur Dobson
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1912-13 | 1913-14 | 1914-15 |
Age
19 | 20 | 21 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
1 | 0 | 6 |
Starts
1 | 0 | 6 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1912-13 | 1913-14 | 1914-15 |
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🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Henry Arthur Dobson
Birth Date
1 April 1893
Birth Place
Chesterton, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
1910-11 Chesterton Foresters |
1911-12 Audley North Staffs |
Transfer in
Aged
19
From
Audley North Staffs
For
Free
On
August 1912
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
24
Died
To
For
n/a
On
29 March 1918
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
n/a
Died
Killed in action during the Spring Offensive on 29 March 1918 aged 24.
Villa Career
1913-15 Free, 7 | 0 | #242 |
Appearances
Unused
7
0
Goals
0
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1912-13
15 February 1913
Blackburn Rovers (h), Division One
19
No Substitutes in Period
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
7
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1914-15
10 February 1915
Everton (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
21
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Arthur Dobson
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery, Undated
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery, Undated
Player #244 for Aston Villa, Henry Arthur Dobson, known as Arthur Dobson played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as a half back.
Arthur played for Villa between 1912-13 and 1914-15 making a total of 7 appearances for the club.
Arthur was born in Chesterton, Staffordshire in April 1893 and he made his Villa debut on the 15th February 1913 aged 19.
Villa had signed Arthur from Audley North Staffs in August 1912.
Arthur proved to be a back up player for the club and did not appear in Villa’s run to the FA Cup win over Sunderland in his first season and so missed out on the opportunity of playing in the Final in front of a crowd of 121,919 at Crystal Palace, London in April 1913.
Arthur made just one league appearance that season, his debut, and would not feature at all the following year. In 1914-15, Arthur made his only FA Cup appearance and added another five league games to his tally.
Arthur had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Like many players of the era, Arthur’s career was interrupted by the Great War during which he was killed in action.
Arthur was wounded during the Spring Offensive and died on 29 March 1918.
He was buried in Prémont British Cemetery. He served with the North Staffordshire Regiment.
Arthur was 24.