Arthur Stallard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Edward Arthur James Stallard | ||
| Date of birth | September 1892[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 30 November 1917 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | Cambrai, France[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Chatham | ||
| 1913–1917 | West Ham United | 37 | (25) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Arthur James Stallard (September 1892 – 30 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Southern Football League for West Ham United.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Stallard served as a private in the London Regiment during the First World War.[4] He was killed in action on 30 November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial to the Missing.[1][5]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| West Ham United | 1913–14[3] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1914–15[3] | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | ||
| 1915–16[3] | London Combination | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | |
| 1916–17[3] | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 37 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 25 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "West Ham's true heroes: The Hammers who served their country". West Ham F.C. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Arthur Stallard". 11v11. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Arthur Stallard". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ McMullen, Iain. "Edward Arthur James Stallard | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Edward Arthur James Stallard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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- 1892 births
- Military personnel from the London Borough of Hackney
- 1917 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney
- People from Hackney, London
- Men's association football forwards
- English men's footballers
- Southern Football League players
- Chatham Town F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- London Scottish soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- 20th-century English sportsmen
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