Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur George Baxter [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 December 1911||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland [1] | ||
Date of death | 5 September 1944[2] | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Rimini, Fascist Italy [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1932 | Dundee North End | ||
1933–1934 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
1934–1936 | Falkirk | 41 | (10) |
1936–1939 | Dundee | 103 | (45) |
1938–1939 | Barnsley | 6 | (3) |
Total | 184 | (62) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur George Baxter (28 December 1911 – 5 September 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Falkirk and Dundee and in the Football League for Barnsley. [1] [5]
Baxter served as a private in the London Scottish of the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War. [2] He was killed during the Battle of Rimini on 5 September 1944 and was buried at the Gradara War Cemetery. [2] [3]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Falkirk | 1934–35 | Scottish Division One [5] | 28 | 9 | 1 | — | 29 | 9 |
1935–36 | Scottish Division Two [5] | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Falkirk career total | 40 | 10 | 1 | – | 41 | 10 | ||
Dundee | 1935–36 | Scottish Division One [5] | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | |
1936–37 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | ||
1937–38 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 24 | ||
1938–39 | Scottish Division Two [5] | 14 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | ||
Dundee career total | 98 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 45 | ||
Barnsley | 1938–39 | Third Division North [1] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Dundee United | 1939–40 | Eastern Regional [4] | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
Aberdeen | 1941–42 | North Eastern League [6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Career total | 171 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 184 | 62 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur George Baxter [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 28 December 1911||
Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland [1] | ||
Date of death | 5 September 1944[2] | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Rimini, Fascist Italy [3] | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [4] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1932 | Dundee North End | ||
1933–1934 | Portsmouth | 0 | (0) |
1934–1936 | Falkirk | 41 | (10) |
1936–1939 | Dundee | 103 | (45) |
1938–1939 | Barnsley | 6 | (3) |
Total | 184 | (62) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur George Baxter (28 December 1911 – 5 September 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Falkirk and Dundee and in the Football League for Barnsley. [1] [5]
Baxter served as a private in the London Scottish of the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War. [2] He was killed during the Battle of Rimini on 5 September 1944 and was buried at the Gradara War Cemetery. [2] [3]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Falkirk | 1934–35 | Scottish Division One [5] | 28 | 9 | 1 | — | 29 | 9 |
1935–36 | Scottish Division Two [5] | 12 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Falkirk career total | 40 | 10 | 1 | – | 41 | 10 | ||
Dundee | 1935–36 | Scottish Division One [5] | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | |
1936–37 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 13 | ||
1937–38 | 38 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 24 | ||
1938–39 | Scottish Division Two [5] | 14 | 4 | — | 14 | 4 | ||
Dundee career total | 98 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 45 | ||
Barnsley | 1938–39 | Third Division North [1] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Dundee United | 1939–40 | Eastern Regional [4] | 25 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
Aberdeen | 1941–42 | North Eastern League [6] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Career total | 171 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 184 | 62 |