Arthur Kempton
Personal information
Full name Arthur Richard Kempton[1]
Date of birth 29 January 1889 (1889-01-29)
Place of birth West Thurrock, England
Date of death December 1958 (1959-01) (aged 69)[2]
Place of death Reading, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1913 Hastings & St Leonards United
1913–1914 Tufnell Park
1914–1921 Arsenal 0 (0)
1921–1922 Reading 9 (0)
Folkestone
Tunbridge Wells Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Richard Kempton (29 January 1889 – December 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Reading.[1] In 2018, he was named in the RAF XI.[3]

Personal life

Kempton worked as a carpenter.[4] In July 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Flying Corps.[2] By September 1918, Kempton had been promoted to corporal.[2] Nearly 18 months after the armistice, he was discharged from the RAF Reserve in April 1920.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1914–15[5] Second Division 0 0 1 0 1 0
Reading 1921–22[2] Third Division South 9 0 1 0 10 0
Career total 9 0 2 0 11 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 162. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Arthur Kempton – Arsenal and Reading Footballer". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "The RAF XI". RAF100. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Arthur Kempton on Lives of the First World War
  5. ↑ "Arthur Richard Kempton". 11v11.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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