Arthur Mounteney

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Arthur Mounteney
Personal information
Date of birth	11 February 1883 (1883-02-11)
Place of birth	Belgrave, England
Date of death	1 June 1933 (aged 50)
Place of death	Leicester, England
Playing position	Inside forward
Youth clubs
	Leicester Imperial
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1903–1905 1905–1909 1909–1911 1911–1912 1912–1914 1914–1915	Leicester Fosse Birmingham Preston North End Grimsby Town Portsmouth Hinckley Athletic	30 (11) 91 (29) 52 (11) 45 (17)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Arthur Mounteney (11 February 1883 – 1 June 1933) was an English professional footballer and cricketer.

Mounteney was born in Belgrave, Leicestershire, now absorbed into the city of Leicester. He played as an inside forward for Leicester Fosse, Birmingham, Preston North End and Grimsby Town in the Football League. He played nearly 100 matches for Birmingham, and scored the club's last goal at their Muntz Street ground before they moved to St Andrew's in December 1906.

He played as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler for Leicestershire from 1911 to 1924, scoring 5306 runs, including six centuries, at an average of 20.8.

He died in Leicester aged 50.

[edit] References

• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
• Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 113. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 

[edit] External links

• Player Profile: Arthur Mounteney from Cricinfo

Persondata
NAME	Mounteney, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer, cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	1883-11-02
PLACE OF BIRTH	Belgrave, Leicestershire, England
DATE OF DEATH	1933-06-01
PLACE OF DEATH	Leicester, Leicestershire, England