Thomas Arkesden

Position: forward

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	38	32	4	2	107	28	+79	84.21
A	38	12	15	11	47	55	-8	31.58
N	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	33.33
TOTALS	79	45	20	14	158	86	+72	56.96

Name: Thomas Arthur Arkesden

Birthdate: 00-00-0000

Age: 0

Birthplace: Warwick, West Midlands, England

Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)

Weight: 11st 4lbs (71.67kg)

Years at Club: 1902-1907

Signing Info: Transferred from: Burton United, 02/1903, £150

Previous Clubs: Burton Wanderers, Derby County, Burton United

Debut: 14/02/1903 v Blackpool (A) 0-2 (League Division Two)

Farewell: Transferred to Gainsborough Trinity, 07/1907, £

Passed Away: 25/06/1951

Biography

Thomas Arkesden was an English footballer renowned for his role as a forward during the early 20th century. Born in Warwick, England, Arkesden began his professional career with Burton Wanderers in 1895, where he made 25 appearances and scored 5 goals.

In 1898, he transferred to Derby County, contributing 14 goals in 50 appearances. Arkesden then joined Burton United in 1901, where he became the club's top scorer for two consecutive seasons, netting 26 goals in 53 matches.

On February 2, 1903, Arkesden signed with Manchester United for a fee of £150. During his tenure with United, he made 79 appearances and scored 33 goals, including a memorable hat-trick against Gainsborough Trinity in March 1902. In 1907, he moved to Gainsborough Trinity, where he played six matches and scored once before retiring from professional football.

Beyond his football career, Arkesden served in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry during World War I.



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1902-1903	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
2.	1903-1904	11	26	0	0	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	32
3.	1904-1905	15	28	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	31
4.	1905-1906	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
TOTALS		28	70	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	79

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Glossop	4	4
2.	Gainsborough Trinity	3	2
3.	Birmingham City	3	3
4.	Burton United	3	4
5.	Bradford City	3	5
6.	Chesterfield	2	3
7.	Port Vale	2	5
8.	Stockport County	1	1
9.	Notts County	1	2
10.	West Bromwich Albion	1	2
11.	Liverpool	1	2
12.	Doncaster Rovers	1	3
13.	Arsenal	1	3
14.	Preston North End	1	3
15.	Leicester City	1	3
16.	Fulham	1	3
17.	Bristol City	1	4
18.	Burnley	1	4
19.	Blackpool	1	5
20.	Lincoln City	1	6

No	Opponent

1.	Lincoln City	6	1
2.	Blackpool	5	1
3.	Port Vale	5	2
4.	Bradford City	5	3
5.	Barnsley	4	0
6.	Bristol City	4	1
7.	Burnley	4	1
8.	Glossop	4	4
9.	Burton United	4	3
10.	Doncaster Rovers	3	1
11.	Arsenal	3	1
12.	Preston North End	3	1
13.	Bolton Wanderers	3	0
14.	Birmingham City	3	3
15.	Chesterfield	3	2
16.	Leicester City	3	1
17.	Fulham	3	1
18.	Gainsborough Trinity	2	3
19.	Notts County	2	1
20.	West Bromwich Albion	2	1
21.	Grimsby Town	2	0
22.	Liverpool	2	1
23.	Manchester City	1	0
24.	Stockport County	1	1
25.	Sheffield Wednesday	1	0
26.	Hull City	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Calderhead (Snr), David	6
2.	Bradshaw, Harry	6
3.	Gleaves, Sam	5
4.	Campbell, Robert	5
5.	Whittaker, Spen	4
6.	Barcroft, Tom	4
7.	Doncaster Rovers Committee	3
8.	Preston North End Committee	3
9.	Hollis, Sam	3
10.	Glossop Committee	3
11.	Somerville, John	3
12.	Jones, Alfred	3
13.	Hoskin, Jack	3
14.	Johnson, George	3
15.	McCartney, John	2
16.	Gainsborough Trinity Committee	2
17.	Clark, W	2
18.	Harris, Tom	2
19.	Fairclough, Arthur	2
20.	Everiss, Fred	2
21.	Hickson, H.N.	2
22.	Grewcock, Charles	2
23.	Watson, Tom	2
24.	Blackpool Committee	1
25.	Maley, Tom	1
26.	Stewart, Fred	1
27.	Dickinson, Arthur	1
28.	Goodhall, Archie	1
29.	Thickett, Harry	1
30.	Langley, Ambrose	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Mangnall, Ernest	65
2.	West, James	14

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Lincoln City	6
2.	Blackpool	5
3.	Port Vale	5
4.	Bradford City	5
5.	Barnsley	4
6.	Bristol City	4
7.	Burnley	4
8.	Glossop	4
9.	Burton United	4
10.	Doncaster Rovers	3
11.	Arsenal	3
12.	Preston North End	3
13.	Bolton Wanderers	3
14.	Birmingham City	3
15.	Chesterfield	3
16.	Leicester City	3
17.	Fulham	3
18.	Gainsborough Trinity	2
19.	Notts County	2
20.	West Bromwich Albion	2
21.	Grimsby Town	2
22.	Liverpool	2
23.	Manchester City	1
24.	Stockport County	1
25.	Sheffield Wednesday	1
26.	Hull City	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division Two	70
2.	FA Cup	9

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Bank Street	38
2.	Bloomfield Road	3
3.	Sincil Bank	3
4.	Ashton Gate	2
5.	Burnden Park	2
6.	Cobridge Stadium	2
7.	Deepdale	2
8.	Hyde Road	2
9.	North Road, (Glossop)	2
10.	Oakwell	2
11.	Peel Croft	2
12.	Town Moor Avenue	2
13.	Turf Moor	2
14.	Valley Parade	2
15.	Anfield	1
16.	Anlaby Road	1
17.	Blundell Park	1
18.	Bramall Lane	1
19.	Craven Cottage	1
20.	Filbert Street	1
21.	Hillsborough	1
22.	Manor Field	1
23.	Muntz Street	1
24.	Saltergate	1
25.	The Hawthorns	1
26.	Trent Bridge	1
27.	Villa Park	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

1.	24-12-1904	Liverpool	League Division Two	1
2.	31-12-1904	Port Vale	League Division Two	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	14-02-1903	Blackpool	0-2	A	0		Walter Cookson ??', Edward Threlfall ??'
2.	28-02-1903	Doncaster Rovers	2-2	A	0	Thomas Morrison 54', 75'	Jack Price 35', Billy Langham 69'
3.	07-03-1903	Lincoln City	1-2	H	0	Alexander Downie ??' (pen)	Freddy Simpson ??', ??'
4.	09-03-1903	Arsenal	3-0	H	1	Ernest Pegg ??', Jack Peddie ??', Thomas Arkesden ??'
5.	10-04-1903	Manchester City	2-0	A	0	Jack Peddie 5', Alfred Schofield 48'
6.	11-04-1903	Preston North End	1-3	A	0	Ernest Pegg ??'	Frank Pearson ??', ??', Tom Pratt ??'
7.	13-04-1903	Doncaster Rovers	4-0	H	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', Alex Bell ??', William Griffiths ??', Thomas Morrison ??'
8.	18-04-1903	Port Vale	2-1	H	0	Alf Schofield ??', ??'	George Rushdon ??'
9.	25-04-1903	Barnsley	0-0	A	0
10.	05-09-1903	Bristol City	2-2	H	0	William Griffiths ??', ??'	Peter Chambers ??', Albert Fisher ??'
11.	07-09-1903	Burnley	0-2	A	0		Dugald MacFarlane 20', Arthur Dixon 40'
12.	12-09-1903	Port Vale	0-1	A	0		Tommy Simpson 5'
13.	19-09-1903	Glossop	5-0	A	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', Alexander Downie ??' (pen), William Griffiths ??', ??', Sandy Robertson ??'
14.	26-09-1903	Bradford City	3-1	H	0	Ernest Pegg 15', 72', 88'	Johnny McMillan 17'
15.	03-10-1903	Arsenal	0-4	A	0		Tommy Briercliffe ??', John Coleman ??', Tommy Shanks ??', Walter Busby ??'
16.	10-10-1903	Barnsley	4-0	H	0	William Griffiths ??', Ernest Pegg ??', ??', Sandy Robertson ??'
17.	17-10-1903	Lincoln City	0-0	A	0
18.	24-10-1903	Stockport County	3-1	H	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', William Grassam ??', Alfred Schofield ??'	James E. Pass ??'
19.	07-11-1903	Bolton Wanderers	0-0	H	0
20.	21-11-1903	Preston North End	0-2	H	0		Harry Wilcox 22' (pen), Percy Smith 78'
21.	16-12-1903	Birmingham City	1-1	A	1	Thomas Arkesden ??'	Arthur Leonard ??'
22.	19-12-1903	Gainsborough Trinity	4-2	H	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', Dick Duckworth ??', William Grassam ??', Sandy Robertson ??'	Thomas Jacklin ??', ??'
23.	21-12-1903	Birmingham City	1-1	N	0	Alfred Schofield 119'	Charles "Oakey" Field 96'
24.	25-12-1903	Chesterfield	3-1	H	2	Thomas Arkesden ??', ??', Sandy Robertson ??'	Tommy Cappendale ??'
25.	26-12-1903	Burton United	2-2	A	2	Thomas Arkesden ??', ??'	E.H.King ??', Leonard Gilchrist ??'
26.	02-01-1904	Bristol City	1-1	A	0	William Griffiths ??'	Jack Morris ??'
27.	09-01-1904	Port Vale	2-0	H	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', William Grassam ??'
28.	11-01-1904	Birmingham City	3-1	N	2	William Grassam 4', Thomas Arkesden 80', 81'	Charlie Athersmith 87'
29.	16-01-1904	Glossop	3-1	H	2	Thomas Arkesden ??', ??', Alexander Downie ??'	Irvine Thornley ??'
30.	23-01-1904	Bradford City	3-3	A	0	William Griffiths 3', ??', Alexander Downie	Frank O'Rourke, John Beckram, John Forrest 60'
31.	30-01-1904	Arsenal	1-0	H	0	Sandy Robertson 60'
32.	06-02-1904	Notts County	3-3	A	1	Alexander Downie 5', Alfred Schofield 18', Thomas Arkesden 63'	William Ross 11', Percy Humphreys 47', 61'
33.	10-02-1904	Notts County	2-1	H	0	Thomas Morrison 12', Ernest Pegg 38'	Arthur Green 65' (pen)
34.	13-02-1904	Lincoln City	2-0	H	0	Alexander Downie 5', William Griffiths 10'
35.	20-02-1904	Sheffield Wednesday	0-6	A	0		Vivien Simpson ??', ??', ??', Harry Davis ??', ??', George Simpson ??'
36.	09-03-1904	Blackpool	1-2	A	0	William Grassam 20'	John Rook 44', Charles Bennett 60'
37.	12-03-1904	Burnley	3-1	H	0	William Grassam 8', 10', William Griffiths 43'	Arthur Bell 85'
38.	19-03-1904	Preston North End	1-1	A	1	Thomas Arkesden 7'	John Bell 55'
39.	23-04-1904	Burton United	2-0	H	0	Sandy Robertson 5', William Grassam 60'
40.	25-04-1904	Bolton Wanderers	0-0	A	0
41.	30-04-1904	Leicester City	5-2	H	0	Robert Bonthron ??' (pen), William Griffiths ??', Sandy Robertson ??', Alfred Schofield ??', ??'	George Warren ??', ??'
42.	03-09-1904	Port Vale	2-2	A	0	Jack Allan 23', 65'	George Bowen 43', Dick Allman 75'
43.	08-10-1904	Bradford City	1-1	A	1	Thomas Arkesden 80'	John Forrest 1'
44.	15-10-1904	Lincoln City	2-0	H	1	Thomas Arkesden 20', Alfred Schofield 89'
45.	22-10-1904	Leicester City	3-0	A	1	Alfred Schofield 25', Thomas Arkesden 82', Jack Peddie 83'
46.	29-10-1904	Barnsley	4-0	H	0	Jack Allan, Alexander Downie, Alfred Schofield 35', Jack Peddie
47.	05-11-1904	West Bromwich Albion	2-0	A	1	Thomas Arkesden 55', Henry Williams 57'
48.	12-11-1904	Burnley	1-0	H	1	Thomas Arkesden 50'
49.	19-11-1904	Grimsby Town	1-0	A	0	Alexander Bell 30'
50.	03-12-1904	Doncaster Rovers	1-0	A	0	Jack Peddie 46'
51.	10-12-1904	Gainsborough Trinity	3-1	H	2	Jack Allan ??', Thomas Arkesden ??', ??'	Billy Langham ??'
52.	17-12-1904	Burton United	3-2	A	0	Jack Peddie 1', ??', ??'	Jack Moore ??', ??'
53.	24-12-1904	Liverpool	3-1	H	1	Harry Williams 40', Charlie Roberts 50', Thomas Arkesden 80' (pen)	Jack Parkinson 43'
54.	26-12-1904	Chesterfield	3-0	H	0	Jack Allan ??', ??', Henry Williams ??'
55.	31-12-1904	Port Vale	6-1	H	1	Jack Allan ??', ??', ??', Thomas Arkesden ??' (pen), Vince Hayes ??', Charlie Roberts ??'	George Price ??'
56.	02-01-1905	Bradford City	7-0	H	2	Robinson ??'(o.g.), Jack Allan ??', Thomas Arkesden ??', ??', Jack Peddie ??', Charlie Roberts ??', ??'
57.	03-01-1905	Bolton Wanderers	4-2	A	0	Jack Allan ??', ??', Jack Peddie ??', Henry Williams ??'	Albert Shepherd ??', Samuel Marsh ??'
58.	07-01-1905	Bristol City	1-1	A	1	Thomas Arkesden 43'	Albert Fisher 10'
59.	14-01-1905	Fulham	2-2	H	1	Charles Mackie 42', Thomas Arkesden 46'	Alex Fraser 30', Willie Wardrope 75'
60.	18-01-1905	Fulham	0-0	A	0
61.	21-01-1905	Glossop	4-1	H	1	Thomas Arkesden ??', William Grassam ??', Charlie Mackie ??', ??'	Kilty Cameron ??'
62.	23-01-1905	Fulham	0-1	N	0		Bobby Graham 70'
63.	11-02-1905	Lincoln City	0-3	A	0		John Martin ??', Freddy Simpson ??', ??'
64.	18-02-1905	Leicester City	4-1	H	0	Jack Allan ??' Jack Peddie ??', ??', ??'	Jimmy Durrant 1'
65.	25-02-1905	Barnsley	0-0	A	0
66.	04-03-1905	West Bromwich Albion	2-0	H	0	Jack Peddie 44', Henry Williams 50'
67.	11-03-1905	Burnley	0-2	A	0		Jack Walders 59', Jimmy Hogan 87'
68.	18-03-1905	Grimsby Town	2-1	H	0	Jack Allan 20', Dick Duckworth 43'	John Butler 10'
69.	15-04-1905	Burton United	5-0	H	1	Jack Peddie 3', ??', Thomas Arkesden 44', Dick Duckworth ??', ??'
70.	21-04-1905	Chesterfield	0-2	A	0		Herbert Munday 44', Frank Thacker
71.	22-04-1905	Liverpool	0-4	A	0		Sam Raybould ??, 43', 85', Jack Cox 40'
72.	24-04-1905	Blackpool	3-1	H	1	Thomas Arkesden, Jack Allan 45', Jack Peddie	John Waddington ??'
73.	02-09-1905	Bristol City	5-1	H	0	Charlie Sagar 25', ??, ??, Jack Picken ??', Clem Beddow ??'	Willie Maxwell ??'
74.	04-09-1905	Blackpool	2-1	H	0	Jack Peddie ??, 43'	Charles Bennett ??'
75.	16-09-1905	Glossop	2-1	A	0	Clem Beddow 70', Alex Bell 72'	Kilty Cameron 89'
76.	30-09-1905	Blackpool	1-0	A	0	Charlie Roberts 20'
77.	07-10-1905	Bradford City	0-0	H	0
78.	28-10-1905	Hull City	1-0	A	0	Jack Picken 10'
79.	25-04-1906	Lincoln City	3-2	A	0	George Wall 12', Jack Allan 18', 80'	Peter Machin 33', 40'

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