Arthur Clamp
English footballer
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Arthur Clamp (1 May 1884 – 19 September 1918) was an English professional footballer who made over 270 appearances in the Football League for Notts County.[1][5] A centre half, "he possessed remarkable stamina and above all, excelled as a breaker-up of combination".[6]
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Clamp while a Notts County player. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Clamp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Sneinton, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1918 (aged 34)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sneinton | |||
| 1906–1915 | Notts County | 275 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
The son of Thomas and Caroline Clamp,[3] Clamp worked as a bricklayer and was married with children.[2] In April 1918, during the final year of the First World War, Clamp was called up to serve as a private in the British Army.[2] After a period with the Sherwood Foresters, he was transferred to the 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) upon his arrival in France.[3][2] Within three days of his arrival in the trenches, he was seriously wounded at Trônes Wood during the Second Battle of the Somme.[2][6] Clamp was evacuated to Britain, where he died in Stoke-on-Trent Military Hospital on 19 September 1918.[2] He was buried with military honours in Church Cemetery, Nottingham.[3]
His great-grandson Steve Clamp became a journalist and presenter.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 1914–15[8] | First Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Honours
Notts County
