Arthur Lochhead Explained

Arthur Lochhead
Fullname:Arthur William Lochhead
Birth Date:8 December 1897
Birth Place:Busby, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Height:[1]
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1919–1921
Caps1:25
Goals1:17
Years3:1921–1925
Caps3:147
Goals3:50
Years4:1925–1934
Caps4:303
Goals4:106
Manageryears1:1934–1936
Managerclubs1:Leicester City

Arthur William Lochhead (8 December 1897 – 30 December 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.[2] [3] [4]

Having served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I,[3] Lochhead started his career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut aged 21 in March 1919[5] and soon came into consideration for the Scotland national team, taking part in the 1920 Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match[3] [6] [7] before transferring to Manchester United in a swap deal in 1921, with Hearts exchanging him for £530 and Tom Miller.

After scoring 50 goals in 153 appearances for United,[8] he transferred to Leicester City in 1925 for a club record fee,[3] where he found the net over 100 times,[9] played in another Scotland trial (the last of its kind) in 1928,[6] [10] and was part of the side who finished Football League First Division runners-up in 1928–29. He later managed the Foxes for two years.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: First Division prospects. Manchester United . Jacques . Athletic News . Manchester . 22 August 1921 . 5.
  2. Web site: Arthur Lochhead . London Hearts Supporters Club . 26 March 2022.
  3. Web site: The Transfer Record: Arthur Lochhead . John . Hutchinson . Leicester City F.C. . 9 July 2019 . 2 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Player search: Lochhead, AW (Arthur) . English National Football Archive . subscription . 2 February 2021.
  5. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1919/1919032204.htm Hearts Bag More Points. Clyde Tumble At Tynecastle
  6. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  7. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7sRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5029%2C4001044 Football. International Trial
  8. https://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/lochhead_arthur.html Arthur William Lochhead
  9. https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/players/?pid=775 Arthur Lochhead
  10. http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1928/1928031301.htm Football. Anglo-Scots Trial.
  11. https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/history/managers/?mid=39 Arthur Lochhead