Arthur Staples

Not to be confused with Dick Staples.

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

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