| Arthur Wileman | |
| Fullname: | Arthur Harold Wileman[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Newhall, England |
| Death Place: | near Voormezeele, Belgium |
| Height: | 5ft 7in[2] |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Clubs1: | Newhall Swifts |
| Years2: | 1904–1906 |
| Clubs2: | Gresley Rovers |
| Years3: | 1906–1909 |
| Clubs3: | Burton United |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 1909–1911 |
| Clubs4: | Chelsea |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 1911–1912 |
| Clubs5: | Millwall Athletic |
| Years6: | 1912–1915 |
| Clubs6: | Luton Town |
| Caps6: | 72 |
| Goals6: | 42 |
| Clubs7: | Southend United |
Arthur Harold Wileman MM (1 January 1886 – 28 April 1918), sometimes known as Nippy Wileman, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for Chelsea and Burton United.[3] [4]
Wileman's brother Heneage was also a footballer and the brothers played together at Burton United, Chelsea and Southend United.[5] On 16 December 1914, four months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Wileman enlisted in the Football Battalion.[6] After transferring to the Royal Sussex Regiment, he was sent to the front in March 1916. Wileman rose to the rank of sergeant and was awarded a Military Medal for bravery in the field in January 1918. On 28 April 1918, Wileman was killed along with two others during a reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of the Elzenwalle Chateau, Voormezeele, West Flanders on 28 April 1918.[7] His name is inscribed on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burton United | 1905–06 | Second Division | 8 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 1909–10[8] | First Division | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Luton Town | 1912–13[9] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | |
| 1913–14 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 28 | |||
| 1914–15 | Southern League Second Division | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | ||
| Total | 72 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 47 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 53 | |||
Luton Town
