| Arthur Beadsworth | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Beadsworth |
| Birth Date: | September 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Leicester, England |
| Death Date: | 9 October 1917 (aged 41) |
| Death Place: | Wimereux, France |
| Position: | Outside left, inside forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1893 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leicester Fosse |
| Youthclubs2: | Leicester YMCA |
| Years1: | 1898–1900 |
| Clubs1: | Hinckley United |
| Years2: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs2: | Leicester Fosse |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Coventry City |
| Years4: | 1902 |
| Clubs4: | Preston North End |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1902–1903 |
| Clubs5: | Manchester United |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1903–1905 |
| Clubs6: | Swindon Town |
| Caps6: | 54 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 1905 |
| Clubs7: | Blackburn Rovers |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs8: | New Brompton |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 1906 |
| Clubs9: | Burton United |
| Caps9: | 18 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs10: | Hinckley United |
| Years11: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs11: | Nuneaton Town |
| Goals11: | 7 |
| Clubs12: | Hinckley United |
Arthur Beadsworth (September 1876 – 9 October 1917) was an English professional football who played in the Football League for Burton United, Manchester United and Leicester Fosse as a forward.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Beadsworth briefly served in the Leicestershire Regiment and the King's Royal Rifle Corps of the British Army in the early 1890s, before being discharged for being underage.[5] He married in 1897, had four children and later worked as a shoe hand in Hinckley after his retirement from professional football in 1906. After the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Beadsworth re-enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment. His battalion was deployed to the Western Front in July 1915 and by March 1916 he had risen to the rank of sergeant. Beadsworth was gassed during the Third Battle of Ypres, and he was transferred to Wimereux, France, where he died of his wounds on 9 October 1917. He was buried in Wimereux Communal Cemetery.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leicester Fosse | 1900–01[6] | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Manchester United | 1902–03 | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Swindon Town | 1903–04 | Southern League First Division | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |
| 1904–05 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |||
| Total | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 11 | |||
| New Brompton | 1905–06[7] | Southern League First Division | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 4 | |
| Burton United | 1906–07[8] | Second Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 106 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 112 | 17 | |||