Arthur Dobson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Arthur Dobson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterton, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 March 1918 (aged 24)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Aisne, France | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Chesterton Foresters | ||
| 1911–1912 | Audley | ||
| 1912–1918 | Aston Villa | 6 | (0) |
| 1917 | → Rotherham County (guest) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Arthur Dobson (1 April 1893 – 29 March 1918) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa as a wing half.[1]
Personal life[edit]
In December 1915, with the First World War underway, Dobson attested under the Derby Scheme and spent over a year in the Army Reserve.[2] He was transferred into the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1918.[2] Dobson was wounded during a retreat from Saint-Quentin in the early days of the German spring offensive and died on 29 March 1918.[2] He was buried in Prémont British Cemetery.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1912–13[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914–15[2] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 82. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f "Henry Dobson Aston Villa". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Dobson, A". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1893 births
- People from Chesterton, Staffordshire
- English men's footballers
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- North Staffordshire Regiment soldiers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Rotherham County F.C. wartime guest players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 1918 deaths
- Military personnel from Staffordshire
- Footballers from Staffordshire
- Burials in Hauts-de-France
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs