Arthur Cumberlidge

Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge (5 April 1914 – 20 April 1983) was an English footballer who played at left-half for Port Vale and coached Northwich Victoria.

Arthur Cumberlidge
Personal information
Full name Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge[1]
Date of birth (1914-04-05)5 April 1914[1]
Place of birth Wolstanton, England[1]
Date of death 20 April 1983(1983-04-20) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Middlewich, England[1]
Playing position(s) Left-half
Youth career
Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1946 Port Vale 66 (0)
Northwich Victoria
Teams managed
1968 Northwich Victoria
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Cumberlidge played for Stoke City, before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936.[1] He made his debut in February 1937, and signed professional forms the following month.[1] He made eight Third Division North appearances in the 1936–37 season, and played 23 league games in the 1937–38 season.[1] He featured 35 times in the Third Division South in the 1938–39 campaign.[1] He converted to left-half for the 1939–40 season, having previously been used as a left-back and inside-forward.[1] After the conclusion of World War II, he was out of favour and barely played before he was transferred to Northwich Victoria.[1] He managed the "Vics" in the Cheshire County League in 1968.

Statistics

Source:[2]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1936–37 Third Division North 80001090
1937–38 Third Division North 2301020260
1938–39 Third Division South 3502040410
1939–40 00002020
Total 6603090780

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 73. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Arthur Cumberlidge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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