George Arthur (Australian soccer)

Australian soccer player

George Arthur
Personal information
Full name	George Arthur
Date of birth	23 February 1925
Place of birth	Adamstown, New South Wales
Date of death	28 March 1990(1990-03-28) (aged 65)
Place of death	New South Wales, Australia
Position(s)	wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Merewether
1943–1961	Wallsend FC	420	(100)
	Lysaghts Orb
	Blacksmiths Rangers
International career
1956	Australia	3
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 May 2009

George Arthur (23 February 1925 – 28 March 1990) was an Australian soccer player who played for Wallsend Football Club and Australia.

Playing career

Arthur began his senior career with Merewether at the age of 17. He later joined Wallsend where he played over 400 first grade appearances and served as captain. He later had stints with Lysaghts Orb and Blacksmiths Rangers.

Arthur was a member of the Australian team at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The Sydney Morning Herald called his performance in his debut against Japan "outstanding", noting that he was a surprise selection for the team. After Australia's elimination against India in their second match, Arthur only played once more for the national team, a post-Olympics friendly match against India in December 1956.

References

George Arthur at Olympedia (archive)
George Arthur's profile at National Football Teams
"George Arthur". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
"Sporting Person: Arthur, George, Soccer". Newcastle City Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
"Australians win win first soccer game". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 November 1956. p. 15. Retrieved 12 January 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Australia squad – 1956 Olympic Football Tournament". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
"The Australian national men's football team: caps and captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2009 – via OzFootball.
"FIFA Player Statistics: George Arthur". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

v t e Australia football squad – 1956 Summer Olympics
1 Henderson 2 Lord 3 Kitching 4 Stone 5 Smith 6 Arthur 7 Harburn 8 Warren 9 Rattray 10 Beattie 11 Bignall (c) 12 Pettigrew 13 Loughran 14 Wemyss 15 Lennard 16 Vogler 17 Morrow 18 Purser 19 McMillan 20 Sander Coach: Telfer

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