Arthur Roe (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Roe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | South Normanton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1960 (aged 67–68)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Half back, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1914 | South Normanton | ||
| 1914–1925 | Luton Town | 132 | (3) |
| → Luton Clarence (loan) | |||
| 1925 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1925–1927 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 50 | (2) |
| Mansfield Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur Roe (1892–1960) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Luton Town, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Arsenal as a half back.[1][2]
Personal life[edit]
Four months after the outbreak of the First World War, Roe enlisted in the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment on 16 December 1914.[3]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luton Town | 1914–15[4] | Southern League First Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1919–20[4] | Southern League First Division | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1920–21[4] | Third Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1921–22[4] | Third Division South | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[4] | Third Division South | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 1923–24[4] | Third Division South | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1924–25[4] | Third Division South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 132 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 138 | 3 | ||
| Arsenal | 1924–25[5] | First Division | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 133 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 139 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 251. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Roe Arthur Luton Town 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Lance Corporal Arthur Roe | Great War Stories". www.worldwar1luton.com. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Arthur Roe". Hatters Heritage. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Arthur Roe". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
External links[edit]
- Arthur Roe at arsenalfc.com
  | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a midfielder born in the 1890s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1960 deaths
- People from South Normanton
- Footballers from Derbyshire
- English men's footballers
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Southern Football League players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Midland Football League players
- Military personnel from Derbyshire
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
- Men's association football inside forwards