Arthur Hooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Henry Hooper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Brierley Hill, England | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 1963 (aged 75)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Clay Cross Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kidderminster Harriers | |||
| 1909–1914 | Manchester United | 7 | (1) |
| 1914–1915 | Crystal Palace | 18 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Arthur Henry Hooper (5 December 1888 – 22 December 1963) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Manchester United.[1][3]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 1909–10[4] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1910–11[4] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14[4] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1914–15[3] | Southern League First Division | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Career total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
Personal life
Hooper served as a corporal in the Worcestershire Regiment during the final 14 months of the First World War, seeing action at the Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcappelle and on the Italian Front.[5] He suffered a gunshot wound to the head on 30 July 1918.[5] After recovering, he was attached to the Labour Corps and made acting company sergeant major of the 517th Prisoner of War Company.[5] He return to Britain and was transferred to the reserve list in September 1919.[5]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 142. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Arthur Hooper – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". MUFCinfo.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Crystal Palace Squad Statistics 1914/15 – FFWW". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Arthur H Hooper". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Arthur Hooper | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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