Arthur Gimblett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur John Gimblett | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1957 (aged 67–68) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1911–1913 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Grimsby Town | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur John Gimblett (1889–1957) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.[1]
Born on 6 February 1889 in Merthyr, he played for Morriston, Swansea (1911), Bolton Wanderers (Oct '11), Merthyr Town & Grimsby Town.
During the Great War, he joined the 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery at Swansea as a Gunner on 17 March 1915, giving his occupation as Medical Student. After fighting on the Somme, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1917 and seriously wounded in 1918.
References
[edit]- ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
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