| John Arthur | |
| Birth Name: | John William Arthur |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | St Jean-de-Luz, France (aged 73 years days) |
| Ru Position: | Halfback |
| Amatyears1: | - |
| Amatteam1: | Glasgow Academicals |
| Ru Provinceyears1: | - |
| Repteam1: | Scotland |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Repyears1: | 1871–1872 |
John William Arthur (1848-1921) was a Scottish rugby football player.[2]
John W. Arthur represented Scotland in 1871 in the first international match.[3] He was capped again on the return fixture the following year.[2] He also played for Glasgow Academicals.[2]
He was the brother of Sir Allan Arthur, who was also capped for Scotland.[2]
His son, Dr. J. W. Arthur, played for London Scottish, and was later ordained as a missionary to go to British South Africa.[4]