Arthur Masters

Arthur Masters (17 August 1910 – 1998) was an English footballer who played as a forward for Horwich R.M.I., Nottingham Forest, and Port Vale in the 1930s.

Arthur Masters
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Masters^[1]
Date of birth	(1910-08-10)10 August 1910^[1]
Place of birth	Coppull, England^[1]
Date of death	1998 (aged 87–88)
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Horwich R.M.I.
1932–1939	Nottingham Forest	109	(24)
1937–1939	Port Vale	66	(13)
Total		175	(37)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Masters played for Horwich R.M.I. and Nottingham Forest, before joining Port Vale in exchange for Allan Todd in June 1937.^[1] He scored eight goals in 33 Third Division North and two FA Cup appearances in the 1937–38 season.^[1] He was twice knocked out in a 1–1 draw with Crewe Alexandra at The Old Recreation Ground on 19 January; perhaps not surprisingly, he later said that he had no recollection of the game.^[1] He then scored five goals in Third Division South 33 games in the 1938–39 season, before leaving the "Valiants".^[1]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1932–33	Second Division	6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
	1933–34	Second Division	37	8	3	0	0	0	40	8
	1934–35	Second Division	31	6	5	2	0	0	36	8
	1935–36	Second Division	30	7	1	0	0	0	31	7
	1936–37	Second Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
	Total		109	24	9	2	0	0	118	26
Port Vale	1937–38	Third Division North	33	8	2	0	0	0	35	8
	1938–39	Third Division South	33	5	2	0	2	2	37	7
	Total		66	13	4	0	2	2	72	15
Career total			175	37	13	2	2	2	190	41

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 186. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ "Nottingham Forest. Hopes centred on 'Boy' Martin". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
^ Arthur Masters at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)