Arthur Frederick Aaron (21 September 1885[a] – 10 April 1950), later Arron, was an English association footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County.[4] Arthur Aaron is alphabetically the first player in Football League records.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Frederick Aaron | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1885[1] | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 10 April 1950 (aged 64)[3] | ||
Place of death | Prescot, Lancashire | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Southport Central | |||
1907 | Stockport County | 2 | (1) |
1906 | St Helens Recreation | ||
Accrington Stanley | |||
Ashton Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Aaron was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Aaron and Mary Ann Conroy, and was baptised Romanic Catholic at Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church.[5] After his football career, he became an estate agent in Lancashire. He married Mary Sophia Fleetwood in 1912. [6] In 1937, he changed the spelling of his surname to Arron via deed poll.[7] He died in Prescot, Lancashire, aged 64.[8]
Notes
edit- ^ His baptism record gives his date of birth as 22 September, but the 1939 Register and his grave list the date as 21 September.
References
edit- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ 1891 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973–1995
- ^ Joyce, Michael (October 2004). The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
- ^ Liverpool, England, Catholic Baptisms, 1741–1919
- ^ Liverpool, England, Catholic Marriages, 1754–1933
- ^ "No. 34456". The London Gazette. 19 November 1937. p. 7321.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007