Arthur Ormston

Arthur Ormston (born 3 June 1900 in Alnwick) was an English association footballer, who played for eight different clubs in the Football League during the interwar period.[1]

Arthur Ormston
Personal information
Date of birth (1900-06-03)3 June 1900
Place of birth Alnwick, England
Date of death 13 October 1947(1947-10-13) (aged 47)
Place of death Oldham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1920 Radcliffe Welfare United
1920–1921 South Shields 0 (0)
1921–1922 Chesterfield 22 (6)
1922–1923 Durham City 16 (2)
1923 Coventry City 3 (0)
1923–1924 Barrow 32 (10)
1924–1925 Wigan Borough 19 (5)
1925–1926 Oldham Athletic 40 (22)
1926–1927 Bradford City 14 (6)
1927–1928 Bristol Rovers 27 (15)
1928–1929 Oldham Athletic 3 (0)
1929–1930 Blyth Spartans
1930–1931 Stalybridge Celtic
1931–1932 Macclesfield 5 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After brief spells with Radcliffe Welfare United and South Shields, Ormston made his Football League debut with Chesterfield during the 1921–22 season. He went on to play for Durham City, Coventry City, Barrow, Wigan Borough, Oldham Athletic, Bradford City, Bristol Rovers and Oldham again, all in quick succession. After this he dropped out of the League and made further appearances for Blyth Spartans, Stalybridge Celtic and Macclesfield.[2]

Personal life

Ormston was born in 1900 in Alnwick, Northumberland, the son of William and Mary Ormston. He had two older brothers, Albert and Ernest,[3] and began attending Warkworth County First School in 1905.[4]

He died on 13 October 1947 in Oldham, aged 47.[1]

References
  1. Jay, Mike; Byrne, Stephen (1994). Pirates in Profile: A Who's Who of Bristol Rovers Players. Bristol: Potten, Baber & Murray. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-9524835-0-5.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 200. ISBN 1899468676.
  3. "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription". Retrieved 4 August 2016 – via Findmypast.
  4. "National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870–1914 Transcription". Retrieved 4 August 2016 – via Findmypast.


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