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Arthur Staples
Personal information
Full name Arthur Staples
Date of birth (1899-02-04)4 February 1899
Place of birth Newstead, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death (1965-09-09)9 September 1965
Place of death Redhill, Nottinghamshire, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newstead
1927 Notts County 0 (0)
Newark Town
Mansfield Town
1930 Bournemouth 0 (0)
1931–1932 Mansfield Town 13 (0)
Ilkeston Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Staples (4 February 1899 – 9 September 1965) was an English first-class cricketer active 1924–38 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire and died in Redhill, Nottinghamshire. He played in 358 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 12,762 runs with a highest score of 153*; and as a right-arm medium pace bowler, taking 635 wickets with a best performance of seven for 20. He was awarded his county cap in 1926 and a benefit season in 1937.[1] Staples played football in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Mansfield Town and Notts County.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Arthur Staples at CricketArchive
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.