Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Richard Kempton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1889 | ||
Place of birth | West Thurrock, England | ||
Date of death | December 1958[2] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Reading, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1913 | Hastings & St Leonards United | ||
1913–1914 | Tufnell Park | ||
1914–1921 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1921–1922 | Reading | 9 | (0) |
Folkestone | |||
Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Richard Kempton (29 January 1889 – December 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Reading. [1] In 2018, he was named in the RAF XI. [3]
Kempton worked as a carpenter. [4] In July 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Flying Corps. [2] By September 1918, Kempton had been promoted to corporal. [2] Nearly 18 months after the armistice, he was discharged from the RAF Reserve in April 1920. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 1914–15 [5] | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reading | 1921–22 [2] | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur Richard Kempton [1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1889 | ||
Place of birth | West Thurrock, England | ||
Date of death | December 1958[2] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Reading, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1913 | Hastings & St Leonards United | ||
1913–1914 | Tufnell Park | ||
1914–1921 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1921–1922 | Reading | 9 | (0) |
Folkestone | |||
Tunbridge Wells Rangers | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Richard Kempton (29 January 1889 – December 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Reading. [1] In 2018, he was named in the RAF XI. [3]
Kempton worked as a carpenter. [4] In July 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Flying Corps. [2] By September 1918, Kempton had been promoted to corporal. [2] Nearly 18 months after the armistice, he was discharged from the RAF Reserve in April 1920. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 1914–15 [5] | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reading | 1921–22 [2] | Third Division South | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |