Player Details

Herbie Arthur

Real Name: John William Herbert Arthur
Born: 14/02/1863 (Blackburn)
Died: 27/11/1930 (Paddington)

Heritage Number: 37
Debut Match*: 06/09/1890 v Nelson (Lancashire League)
Last Match*: 31/01/1891 v Bury (Lancashire League)
* Qualifying Games

John William Herbert (Herbie) Arthur was born in Blackburn on 14th February 1863. He was the eldest of three sons to William Donathorne and Elizabeth Mary, his younger brothers were Edward Donathorne and James Ernest. Herbie was assistant to his father in his business, a Leather Dealer.
He played in goal for local team King\’s Own before joining Blackburn Rovers.

Herbie Arthur won his first international cap for England against Ireland on 28th February, 1885 becoming the 16th goalkeeper to represent England. England won 4-0. Arthur did very well and he retained his place against Wales (14th March) and Scotland (21st March). Both games ended as 1-1 draws. Over the next two seasons he played in four more internationals. In the seven games he let in only four goals.

Blackburn Rovers reached the 1885 FA Cup Final by beating Darwen Old Wanders (6-1), Staveley (7-1), Brentwood (3-1) and Swifts (2-1) Seven of the Blackburn Rovers team, including Herbie Arthur, were appearing in their third successive final, whereas Jimmy Brown, Fergie Suter, Hugh McIntyre and Jimmy Douglas were playing in their fourth final in five season. The game against West Bromwich Albion at the Oval ended in a 0-0 draw.

Herbie Arthur lost his place to John Horne in the 1889-90 season. He played for Southport Central before returning to Blackburn Rovers in the 1891-92 season. That year he played in 21 out of the 26 games played in the Football League. Blackburn had a disappointing year finishing in 9th place. They were also knocked out of the FA Cup in the second round by West Bromwich Albion. At the end of the season Arthur left the club.

Herbie Arthur died in 1930.

Career: King’s Own, Blackburn Rovers, Southport Central, Blackburn Rovers

Season: 1890/1891 [Back to Player Stats]
The player made an appearance in the following games:

Date	Home Club	Away Club	Score	Competition	Round	Match Date	Heritage Qualifying	Void
06/09/1890	Southport Central	Nelson	1 - 1	Lancashire League		06/09/1890	Yes	No
13/09/1890	Southport Central	Churchtown	6 - 1	Friendly		13/09/1890	No	No
20/09/1890	Bootle (1879)	Southport Central	1 - 1	Friendly		20/09/1890	No	No
27/09/1890	Nelson	Southport Central	3 - 0	Lancashire League		27/09/1890	Yes	No
04/10/1890	Southport Central	West Manchester	3 - 1	Lancashire League		04/10/1890	Yes	No
11/10/1890	Southport Central	Oswaldtwistle Rovers	2 - 1	Lancashire League		11/10/1890	Yes	No
25/10/1890	Burnley Union Star	Southport Central	3 - 2	Lancashire League		25/10/1890	No	Yes
01/11/1890	Southport Central	Heywood	2 - 2	Lancashire League		01/11/1890	Yes	No
08/11/1890	Kirkham	Southport Central	4 - 2	Lancashire Junior Cup	3	08/11/1890	No	No
15/11/1890	Fleetwood Rangers	Southport Central	2 - 1	Lancashire League		15/11/1890	Yes	No
22/11/1890	Higher Walton	Southport Central	2 - 0	Lancashire League		22/11/1890	Yes	No
29/11/1890	Southport Central	High Park (Southport)	2 - 0	Lancashire Junior Cup	4	29/11/1890	No	No
06/12/1890	Southport Central	Bury	3 - 4	Lancashire League		06/12/1890	Yes	No
13/12/1890	Southport Central	Higher Walton	3 - 1	Lancashire League		13/12/1890	Yes	No
01/01/1891	Southport Central	Everton	2 - 2	Friendly		01/01/1891	No	No
03/01/1891	Southport Central	Kilmarnock	1 - 2	Friendly		03/01/1891	No	No
10/01/1891	Southport Central	Fleetwood Rangers	3 - 1	Lancashire League		10/01/1891	Yes	No
17/01/1891	Rossendale	Southport Central	6 - 0	Lancashire League		17/01/1891	Yes	No
24/01/1891	Blackpool	Southport Central	4 - 2	Lancashire League		24/01/1891	Yes	No
31/01/1891	Bury	Southport Central	8 - 2	Lancashire League		31/01/1891	Yes	No
07/02/1891	Southport Central	Blackpool	2 - 3	Lancashire Junior Cup	5	07/02/1891	No	No
25/04/1891	Southport Central	Churchtown	1 - 3	Southport Charity Cup	Final	25/04/1891	No	No