Arthur Rigby (footballer)

Arthur Rigby
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-06-07)7 June 1900
Place of birth Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England
Date of death March 1960 (aged 59)
Place of death Crewe, England
Height 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside left, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1921 Crewe Alexandra[2]
1921–1925 Bradford City[2] 121 (21)
1925–1929 Blackburn Rovers[2] 156 (41)
1929–1932 Everton[2] 42 (11)
1932–1933 Middlesbrough[2] 10 (3)
1933–1935 Clapton Orient[2] 70 (18)
1935–1937 Crewe Alexandra[2] 69 (13)
Total 468+ (107+)
International career
1927 England 5 (3)
1928[3] Football League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Rigby (7 June 1900 – March 1960) was an English professional footballer who played as inside left or outside left. He won an FA Cup winner's medal with Blackburn Rovers and five caps for England.

  1. ^ Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 – 1939. Soccerdata. p. 221. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ Arthur Rigby, 11v11.com