Arthur Baxter (footballer)

Arthur George Baxter (28 December 1911 – 5 September 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Scottish Football League for Falkirk and Dundee and in the Football League for Barnsley.[1][5]

Arthur Baxter
Personal information
Full name Arthur George Baxter[1]
Date of birth (1911-12-28)28 December 1911[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland[1]
Date of death 5 September 1944(1944-09-05) (aged 32)[2]
Place of death Rimini, Fascist Italy[3]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932 Dundee North End
1933–1934 Portsmouth 0 (0)
1934–1936 Falkirk 41 (10)
1936–1939 Dundee 103 (45)
1938–1939 Barnsley 6 (3)
Total 184 (62)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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Baxter served as a private in the London Scottish of the Gordon Highlanders during the Second World War.[2] He was killed during the Battle of Rimini on 5 September 1944 and was buried at the Gradara War Cemetery.[2][3]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkirk 1934–35 Scottish Division One[5] 28 9 1 29 9
1935–36 Scottish Division Two[5] 12 1 12 1
Falkirk career total 40 10 1 41 10
Dundee 1935–36 Scottish Division One[5] 8 4 8 4
1936–37 38 12 4 1 42 13
1937–38 38 23 1 1 39 24
1938–39 Scottish Division Two[5] 14 4 14 4
Dundee career total 98 43 5 2 103 45
Barnsley 1938–39 Third Division North[1] 6 3 0 0 6 3
Dundee United 1939–40 Eastern Regional[4] 25 3 7 0 32 3
Aberdeen 1941–42 North Eastern League[6] 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 171 60 13 2 184 62

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Arthur Baxter at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Arthur Baxter". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
  4. ^ a b "Arthur Baxter Player Profile". ArabArchive. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ "Arthur Baxter". AFCHeritage. Retrieved 25 July 2020.