Arthur Prince (footballer)

Arthur Prince
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Prince
Date of birth	8 December 1902
Place of birth	Bucknall, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	1980 (aged 77–78)
Place of death	Nuneaton, England
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Left-winger
Youth career
	Bucknall
Senior career*
Years	Team
1923–1924	Port Vale
1924–1928	Sheffield Wednesday
1928–1929	Hull City
1929–1930	Walsall
1930–1931	Bristol Rovers
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Prince (8 December 1902 – 1980) was an English footballer who played on the left-wing in the Football League for Port Vale, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Walsall, and Bristol Rovers. He helped Wednesday to win the Second Division title in 1925–26.

Career

Prince played for Bucknall before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1922 and signing as a professional player in January 1923.^[1] He made 16 Second Division appearances in the 1922–23 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bradford City at The Old Recreation Ground on 3 March.^[1] He played 27 league games in the 1923–24 campaign.^[1] He was sold to Sheffield Wednesday for a £750 fee in May 1924.^[1] The "Owls" finished 14th in the Second Division in 1924–25, before winning promotion as champions in 1925–26. The Hillsborough club went on to post 16th and 14th-place finishes in the First Division in 1926–27 and 1927–28. He later turned out for Hull City, Walsall and Bristol Rovers.^[1]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1922–23	Second Division	16	1	0	0	16	1
	1923–24	Second Division	27	0	0	0	27	0
	Total		43	1	0	0	43	1
Sheffield Wednesday	1924–25	Second Division	28	0	0	0	28	0
	1925–26	Second Division	24	6	1	0	25	6
	1926–27	First Division	1	1	0	0	1	1
	Total		53	7	1	0	54	7
Hull City	1928–29	Second Division	5	0	0	0	5	0
Walsall	1929–30	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	1	0
Bristol Rovers	1930–31	Third Division South	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			102	8	1	0	103	8

Sheffield Wednesday

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 240. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
^ Arthur Prince at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Prince^[1]
Date of birth	(1902-12-08)8 December 1902^[1]
Place of birth	Bucknall, Staffordshire, England^[1]
Date of death	1980 (aged 77–78)^[1]
Place of death	Nuneaton, England^[1]
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Left-winger
Youth career
	Bucknall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1924	Port Vale	43	(1)
1924–1928	Sheffield Wednesday	53	(7)
1928–1929	Hull City	5	(0)
1929–1930	Walsall	1	(0)
1930–1931	Bristol Rovers	0	(0)
Total		102	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals