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English footballer

Arthur Clamp
Clamp while a Notts County player.
Personal information
Full name Arthur Clamp
Date of birth 1 May 1884
Place of birth Sneinton, England
Date of death 19 September 1918(1918-09-19) (aged 34)
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sneinton
1906–1915 Notts County 275 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Clamp (1 May 1884 – 19 September 1918) was an English professional footballer who made over 270 appearances in the Football League for Notts County. A centre half, "he possessed remarkable stamina and above all, excelled as a breaker-up of combination".

Personal life

The son of Thomas and Caroline Clamp, Clamp worked as a bricklayer and was married with children. His great-grandson Steve Clamp became a journalist and presenter. In April 1918, during the final year of the First World War, Clamp was called up to serve as a private in the British Army. After a period with the Sherwood Foresters, he was transferred to the 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) upon his arrival in France. Within three days of his arrival in the trenches, he was seriously wounded at Trônes Wood during the Second Battle of the Somme. Clamp was evacuated to Britain, where he died in Stoke-on-Trent Military Hospital on 19 September 1918. He was buried with military honours in Church Cemetery, Nottingham.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Notts County 1914–15 First Division 24 0 0 0 24 0
Career total 24 0 0 0 24 0

Honours

Notts County

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 58. ISBN 978-1905891610.
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  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Notts County". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "100 Years On – A Look At A Notts County Player's Involvement In The Great War". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ Lockley, Mike (29 March 2018). "The brave Midland football stars who fought and died in WWI". birminghammail. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. "The life of Notts County's Arthur Clamp killed in WW1". ITV News. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  8. "Notts County Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  9. "Clamp Arthur Notts County 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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