| Arthur Whalley | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Whalley |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Rainford, England |
| Death Place: | Wythenshawe, England |
| Position: | Half back |
| Years1: | 1906–1907 |
| Clubs1: | Brynn Central |
| Years2: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs2: | Wigan Town |
| Years3: | 1908–1909 |
| Clubs3: | Blackpool |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1909–1920 |
| Clubs4: | Manchester United |
| Caps4: | 97 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs5: | Southend United |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 1921–1924 |
| Clubs6: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps6: | 88 |
| Goals6: | 8 |
| Years7: | 1924–1925 |
| Clubs7: | Millwall |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1926 |
| Clubs8: | Barrow |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 229 |
| Totalgoals: | 21 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1913 |
| Nationalteam1: | Football League XI |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Arthur Whalley (17 February 1886 – 23 November 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Football League, most notably for Manchester United.[1] [2] He was nicknamed 'The Black Prince'.[3]
Whalley played in the Football League for Blackpool, Manchester United, Southend United, Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Barrow and represented the Football League XI. He also played in non-League football for Brynn Central and Wigan Town.[4] Whalley was one of eight players to be banned for life by the Football Association after a match-fixing scandal during the 1914–15 season, though in light of his war service, the ban was lifted in 1919.[5]
Whalley served as a sergeant in the 2nd Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War. He saw action at the battles of Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy and Passchendaele. At Passchendaele, Whalley was seriously wounded in the head and leg and was evacuated to a hospital in Orpington, Kent. After retiring from football in 1927, Whalley worked as a bookmaker.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Blackpool | 1908–09 | Second Division | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| Manchester United | 1909–10 | First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1911–12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1912–13 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||
| 1913–14 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 1914–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1919–20 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 106 | 6 | |||
| Southend United | 1920–21 | Third Division | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 5 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 1921–22 | Third Division South | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| 1922–23 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 1923–24 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 98 | 9 | |||
| Millwall | 1924–25 | Third Division South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Barrow | 1926–27 | Third Division North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 230 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 254 | 24 | |||
Manchester United
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