Harold Arthur (footballer)

Harold Arthur
Personal information
Date of birth	(1916-09-21)21 September 1916
Date of death	9 March 2006(2006-03-09) (aged 89)
Original team(s)	Sandhurst[1]
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1941, 1944–1945	North Melbourne	9 (2)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold Arthur (21 September 1916 – 9 March 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Arthur, a centreman, made three appearances with North Melbourne in 1941 but then didn't play for the next two years due to the war.^[2] He returned to the team in 1944 but was unable to become a regular fixture in the side.^[2] In 1945 he won the Gardiner Medal, which was rewarded to the best and fairest player in the league seconds. The following year he began playing for Port Melbourne.^[3]

He was the uncle of Hawthorn premiership captain Graham Arthur and the younger brother of Alan Arthur, who played for Essendon.^[4]

References

1. The Argus,"League Permit Rule", 15 May 1941, p. 10
2. "AFL Tables: Harold Arthur". afltables.com.
3. The Argus,"Port Melbourne", 31 July 1946, p. 9
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

External links

• Harold Arthur at AustralianFootball.com