Arthur Lochhead
Scottish footballer
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Arthur William Lochhead (8 December 1897 – 30 December 1966) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward.[2][3][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur William Lochhead[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1897[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Busby,[2] Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1966 (aged 69)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Edinburgh,[3] Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[4] | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1921 | Heart of Midlothian | 25 | (17) |
| 1921–1925 | Manchester United | 147 | (50) |
| 1925–1934 | Leicester City | 303 | (106) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1934–1936 | Leicester City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Having served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during World War I,[3] Lochhead started his career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut aged 21 in March 1919[5][a] and soon came into consideration for the Scotland national team, taking part in the 1920 Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match[3][8][9] before transferring to Manchester United in a swap deal in 1921, with Hearts exchanging him for £530 and Tom Miller.
After scoring 50 goals in 153 appearances for United,[10] he transferred to Leicester City in 1925 for a club record fee,[3] where he found the net over 100 times,[11] played in another Scotland trial (the last of its kind) in 1928,[8][12] and was part of the side who finished Football League First Division runners-up in 1928–29. He later managed the Foxes for two years.[13]
Notes
- Some sources list him as being loaned to Clyde in 1919,[6] but checks of contemporary reports[7] show the player involved was defender Matty Lochhead (no relation).
