Chris Arthur
 Arthur playing for Havant & Waterlooville | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left midfielder / left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bishop's Stortford | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Rotherham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Havant & Waterlooville | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Northampton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Havant & Waterlooville | 56 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Woking (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Woking | 54 | (0) |
| 2016– | Crawley Town | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Chris Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left–back for Crawley Town.
Career
Early years
Arthur started his career in the youth team of Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and was sent on work experience to Conference South side Hayes & Yeading United in December 2007.[1] In July 2008 he signed his first professional contract for QPR.[2] He was sent out on loan in 2008 to Conference Premier side Kettering Town, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan deal in March 2009.[3] He made two appearances during his spell at Nene Park.[4] In the summer of 2009, Arthur was released from QPR.
After a short spell playing in Turkey, he returned to the Conference South when he signed for Bishop's Stortford in September 2010.[5] In December 2010, he signed for League Two club Rotherham United on a two-month deal after a successful trial with the club.[6] He failed to make a first-team appearance for the club and was released when his contract expired. In September 2011, he signed for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville.[7] After making four appearances for the Hawks, he left in October to sign for League Two club Northampton Town on a deal until January 2012.[8]
Northampton Town
He made his professional debut for the Cobblers on 8 October 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town, replacing Ashley Corker in the second half.[9] His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.[10] On Aidy Boothroyd's arrival as Northampton manager, Athur was released having made only seven appearances for the club.[11]
Havant & Waterlooville
Arthur returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2011 before signing a two–year contract in January 2012.[12] During his second spell with the club he made a total of 56 league appearances, scoring two league goals.
AFC Wimbledon
On 28 May 2013, Arthur joined AFC Wimbledon on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[13] On 3 August 2013, Arthur made his AFC Wimbledon debut in a 1–1 draw against Torquay United, replacing George Francomb in the 68th minute.[14] He scored his first goal for the Dons when he scored the winner in a 3–2 win over Scunthorpe United.[15]
Woking
On 21 August 2014, Arthur joined Conference Premier side Woking on a one-month loan deal after struggling to make an impression in the Wimbledon side.[16] Two days later, Arthur made his Woking debut in a 1–1 draw against Welling United, playing the full 90 minutes.[17]
On 6 January 2015, after numerous loan extensions to his Woking contract, Arthur joined the Cards permanently after his contract was mutually terminated by AFC Wimbledon.[18] Arthur went on to make 17 more appearances before signing on for the 2015/16 campaign.[19]
Crawley Town
On 8 June 2016, Arthur joined League Two side Crawley Town on a one-year deal.[20] On 9 August 2016, Arthur made his Crawley Town debut in a 2–1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an EFL Cup tie.[21] On 3 September 2016, Arthur made his league debut for Crawley Town in a 3–0 away defeat against Portsmouth, replacing Andre Blackman in the 52nd minute.[22]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2007–08 | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kettering Town (loan) | 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rushden & Diamonds (loan) | 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Cambridge City | 2009–10 | Southern Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2010–11 | Conference South | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Rotherham United | 2010–11 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2011–12 | Conference South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Northampton Town | 2011–12 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Havant & Waterlooville | 2011–12 | Conference South | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Conference South | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Total | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2013–14 | League Two | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Woking | 2015–16 | National League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 40 | 1 | |
| Crawley Town | 2016–17 | League Two | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 198 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 216 | 5 | ||
- 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Duo on Work Experience". 11 December 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Youngsters Turn Pro". 8 July 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Chris Arthur signs on loan". 3 March 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Chris Arthur". 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Stortford FC coach raves at trio of new signings". 30 September 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Rotherham United sign former QPR winger Chris Arthur". BBC News. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Now Arthur Signs for Hawks". 2 September 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Cobblers sign former QPR winger Chris Arthur". 24 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Northampton 0 – 1 Crawley Town". BBC News. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Port Vale 3–0 Northampton". BBC News. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ↑ "Arthur, Westwood and Savage depart Northampton Town". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Chris Athur". hawks.net. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Dons complete first swoop". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ↑ "Torquay United vs. AFC Wimbledon". Soccerway. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3-2 Scunthorpe". BBC. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Chris Arthur". Woking F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Welling United vs. Woking". Soccerway. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Chris leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ "Woking sign three defenders to take squad to 12". Get Surrey. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Reds sign Arthur". Crawley Town F.C. 8 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Portsmouth 3-0 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
