Arthur Slater
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 February 1908||
Place of birth | Chester-le-Street, England[2] | ||
Date of death | 1976 (aged 67–68)[1] | ||
Place of death | Luton, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Easington Colliery | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Murton | |||
1926–1930 | Clapton Orient | 20 | (0) |
1930–1932 | Port Vale | 20 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Watford | 29 | (0) |
Vauxhall Motors | |||
Total | 69 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater (25 February 1908 – 1976) was an English footballer.
Career
[edit]Slater played for Easington Colliery, Murton and Clapton Orient before joining Port Vale in June 1930.[2] He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2–0 win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930 at The Old Recreation Ground, and was the number one keeper until he lost this position to previous favourite Ben Davies in January 1931.[2] He played 14 Second Division games in 1930–31 and six games in 1931–32.[2] He transferred to Watford in August 1932, but was replaced by new signing Jim McLaren after struggling with injuries and later moved on to Vauxhall Motors.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Clapton Orient | 1926–27 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1927–28 | Second Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
1928–29 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1929–30 | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Port Vale | 1930–31 | Second Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
1931–32 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Watford | 1932–33 | Third Division South | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
1933–34 | Third Division South | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater, (1933) Goalkeeper" (PDF). Watford F.C. Archive. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters. Witan Books. p. 268. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Arthur Slater at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1976 deaths
- Footballers from Chester-le-Street
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Easington Colliery A.F.C. players
- Murton A.F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Vauxhall Motors F.C. players
- English Football League players