Arthur Cartlidge Explained

Arthur Cartlidge
Fullname:Arthur Cartlidge
Birth Date:12 June 1880
Birth Place:Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1897–1898
Clubs1:Penkell Victoria
Years2:1898–1899
Years3:1899–1900
Clubs3:Stoke
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:1901–1908
Clubs4:Bristol Rovers
Caps4:258
Goals4:0
Years5:1908–1910
Clubs5:Aston Villa
Caps5:52
Goals5:0
Years6:1911–1912
Clubs6:Stoke
Caps6:34
Goals6:0
Years7:1912
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:0

Arthur Cartlidge (12 June 1880 – 1922) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke as well as spending seven years at Bristol Rovers.[1]

Career

Cartlidge was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played amateur football with Penkell Victoria and Market Drayton Town before joining Stoke in 1899.[1] He played ten matches for Stoke in two seasons before joining Bristol Rovers.[1]

On 3 May 1901 he joined Bristol Rovers from Stoke, where he remained for seven years, making 258 appearances in the Southern League and winning the league title during the 1904–05 season.[2] He left Bristol in April 1908 to join Aston Villa playing 55 times, before returning to Stoke in 1911 to play in the Southern League for two more years. He ended his career with South Shields.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupCharity ShieldTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1899–1900First Division300030
1900–01First Division700070
Total1000000100
Aston Villa1908–09First Division300030
1909–10First Division35020370
1910–11First Division1400010150
Total5202010550
Stoke1910–11Birmingham & District League / Southern League Division Two12000120
1911–12Southern League Division One22010230
Total3401000350
Career Total96030101000

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Book: Byrne, Stephen . Jay, Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003 . 2003 . . . 0-7524-2717-2.