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Arthur
Bridgett |
Sunderland AFC
11 appearances, 3 goals
P 11 W 10 D 1 L 0 F
56:
A 8
95% successful
1905-09
captain: none
minutes played: 990 |
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Timeline |
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George Arthur
Bridgett |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 11 October 1882 in
Forsbrook, Staffordshire. |
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registered as George Arthur in Cheadle October-December 1882 |
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Education |
Attended St. Peter's School, Stoke |
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According to the 1891 census, George Arthur is
the third of
five children to Edwin and Hannah (née Bailey) Bridgett, living at 8 Commercial
Buildings in Kirkham Street in Penkhull, Stoke-Upon-Trent. His father is a
stone mason. |
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His father died on 17 March 1899.
According to the 1901 census, George A. the oldest of
the five children living with his widowed mother. He is an
upholsterer living at 82 London Road in Stoke-upon-Trent. His mother is a
furniture dealer. |
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According to the 1911 census, his brother Edwin and sister Mary are
living in the Whitburn area of South Shields. Arthur Bridgett, a
professional footballer, is residing in the Engsleigh Palace Hotel, Gordon
Street in London. |
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Marriage |
to Gertrude May
Forrester, in early 1918 in Staffordshire |
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registered in Stoke-on-Trent January-March 1918 |
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Children |
Arthur and
Daisy Bridgett have nine children together. Kenneth George
(b.26 October 1918), Arthur Woodrow (b.10 May 1920),
Joan (b.18 August 1921), Samuel Frances Charles
(b.1923), Edwin Reginald (b.16 July 1924),
Geoffrey Charles (b.1926), Jean C. (b.13 August
1927), Colin J. (b.1932) and Peter J.H.
(b.1941). |
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His mother died on 11 October 1918. fifteen days
before the birth of his first child.
Neither can be found on the 1921 census.
He does, however, appear in the 1921 Kelly's Directory of
Staffordshire, as a fishmonger living at 16 High Street in Stoke-on-Trent.
By 1932, he is living at 26 High Street. |
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According to the 1939 register, Arthur and Gertrude M.
remain married and are living at Top Rock in Ashley, Newcastle-under-Lyme.
He is a fish salesman and a car/lorry contract driver. |
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Death |
Monday, 26 July 1954 at
The Bungalow, Ashley, Market Drayton, Staffordshire |
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age 71 years 289 days |
registered in Newcastle-under-Lyme July-September 1954 |
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Obituary |
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"to come.."
- To come |
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Probate |
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Funeral |
Wednesday, 28 July 1954 at
Carmountside Crematorium, Newcastle-under-Lyme |
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Gertrude Bridgett died on 26 December 1978. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Played his
junior football with the Stoke school sides, namely St Peter's, before
joining Burslem Park FC and
Trentham FC. Joined Stoke FC as an amateur in October 1902. Within months,
he had signed professional forms with Sunderland AFC, where he remained
for over ten years, becoming the club captain. Left the Wearside club to take up management with
first South Shields AFC as player-manager on 10 July 1912 for £175, and
then North Shields FC. Guested for Port Vale FC during the war
years, whom he signed for again in November 1923, featuring for the club
in the Football League as a 41 year-old. Left the Valiants in
February 1924 and joined the Sandbach Ramblers. |
League honours
341 appearances, 115 goals |
Stoke FC 1902 seven appearances
debut: 27 September
1902 Stoke FC 0 Sheffield United FC 1.
Sunderland AFC 1903-12 320 appearances, 108 goals
debut:
17 January 1903 Sunderland AFC 0 Sheffield United FC 0.
Port Vale FC 1923-24 fourteen appearances, seven goals
debut (division two): 10 November 1923 Port Vale FC 1 Clapton Orient FC 0.
last
(division two): 9 February 1924 Port Vale FC 0 Bristol City FC 2. |
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Club honours |
Staffordshire Junior Cup runners-up 1901-02;
Football League Division One third place 1902-03 (14ᵃ 2ᵍ),
1908-09 (34ᵃ 11ᵍ), 1910-11 (37ᵃ 7ᵍ); |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances). |
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Distinctions |
Bridgett made a
religious commitment as to never play on the most religious of days, that
is Good Friday or Christmas Day. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8¾",
12st 0lbs, [1903],
5'
8½",
11st 8lbs, [1905] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & South Shields FC
local history. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
311th player to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 85, 1 April 1905, England 1 Scotland 0, a
British Championship match at The Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, aged
22 years 172 days. |
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Last match |
No. 104, 1 June 1909, Austria 1 England 8, an
East-European tour match at
Hohe Warte Stadion, Döbling, Wien,
aged 26 years 233 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1904-05, 1907-08, 1908-09; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1904-05, 1908-09,
shared 1907-08, |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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nothing available, but his census report revealed him to being an
upholsterer. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.45./FindMyPast.co.uk |
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Arthur Bridgett - The Numbers |
| parties |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Starts |
minutes |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
Disc. |
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13 |
11 |
4 |
11 |
990 |
3 |
330
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.33 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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Away |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
49 |
8 |
+41 |
0 |
2 |
6.125 |
1.00 |
93.8 |
+7 |
| All |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
8 |
+48 |
0 |
5 |
5.091 |
0.727 |
95.4 |
+10 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Friendly |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
7 |
+41 |
0 |
2 |
6.857 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+7 |
| All |
11 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
56 |
8 |
+48 |
0 |
5 |
5.091 |
0.727 |
95.4 |
+10 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1904-05 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1907-08 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1908-09 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
2 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
| All |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
3 |
2.00 |
0.25 |
87.5 |
+3 |
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Arthur Bridgett
- Match History |
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Club: Sunderland
A.F.C. - 11 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 11
full capsx
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Age 22 |
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83 |
25 February 1905 - England 1 Ireland 1,
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
BC |
HD |
replacement reserve |
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1 |
85 |
1 April 1905 - England 1
Scotland 0, Sports Arena, Crystal Palace |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 25 |
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2 |
94 |
4 April 1908
- Scotland 1 England 1, Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
ol |
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3 |
95 |
6 June 1908
- Austria 1 England 6,
Cricketer
Platz, Wien |
Fr |
AW |
Start
85 |
ol |
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4 |
96 |
8 June 1908
- Austria 1 England 11,
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien |
tour |
AW |
Start
73 |
ol |
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5 |
97 |
10 June 1908
- Hungary 0 England 7,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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6 |
98 |
13 June 1908 - Bohemia 0 England 4,
Stadión Letná, Praha |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 26 |
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7 |
99 |
13 February 1909 - England 4 Ireland 0, Horton Park Avenue, Bradford |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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8 |
100 |
15 March 1909 - England 2 Wales 0,
City Ground, Nottingham |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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101 |
3 April 1909 - England 2 Scotland
0,
Sports Arena, Crystal Palace |
HW |
reserve |
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9 |
102 |
29 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 4,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth |
tour |
AW |
Start
5 |
ol |
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10 |
103 |
31 May 1909 - Hungary 2 England 8,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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11 |
104 |
1 June 1909 - Austria 1 England 8,
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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