Thomas Arkesden: Man United forward Profile & Stats
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Thomas Arkesden

Position: forward

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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    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps 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

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Appearances
1. Glossop 4 3
2. Gainsborough Trinity 3 2
3. Burton United 3 2
4. Bradford City 3 2
5. Birmingham City 3 2
6. Chesterfield 2 1
7. Port Vale 2 2
8. Liverpool 1 1
9. Notts County 1 1
10. Leicester City 1 1
11. Bristol City 1 1
12. Preston North End 1 1
13. Stockport County 1 1
14. West Bromwich Albion 1 1
15. Arsenal 1 1
16. Fulham 1 1
17. Burnley 1 1
18. Doncaster Rovers 1 1
19. Blackpool 1 1
20. Lincoln City 1 1
No Opponent Appearances Goals
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
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
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 Competition Count
1. League Division Two 70
2. FA Cup 9
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
1. England 79
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
Player never featured in a Cup Final.
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
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 Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

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

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