Arthur Bacon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Birdholme, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 July 1942 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Derby, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Tupton Ivanhoe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1925 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1925–1927 | Derby County | 8 | (3) |
| 1927–1928 | Manchester City | 5 | (1) |
| 1928–1932 | Reading | 69 | (44) |
| 1932–1933 | Chesterfield | 30 | (6) |
| 1933–1935 | Coventry City | 16 | (17) |
| 1935–? | Burton Town | ? | (?[1]) |
| Total | 128 | (71) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur Bacon (31 March 1905 – 27 July 1942) was an English
inside forward
. Although frequently a reserve throughout his career Bacon managed an impressive strike rate with 71 league goals in 128 games.
After playing his youth football with New Tupton Ivanhoe Bacon signed for Chesterfield but failed to make an appearance at the club before a move to Derby County. Bacon failed to gain a first-team place at Derby and an equally unproductive spell at Manchester City followed before he joined Reading. He became a prolific scorer at Elm Park and even hit six goals in a 7–3 win over Stoke City during the 1930–31 season, which stands as the club record for the most goals by one player in a match.[2]
Bacon returned to Chesterfield for the
the Football League in 1935 to finish his career at Burton Town
.
During the
Second World War Bacon reportedly served as a War reserve constable in Derby, however his occupation was with the Rolls-Royce factory where he was a fireman. He was killed, aged 37, in Hawthorn Street during an air-raid on 27 July 1942.[4][5]
There is some dispute as to whether he was a victim of the bombs or one of those machine-gunned from the attacking aircraft.
He is commemorated on the memorial in the Chesterfield FC Memorial Garden at the
Proact Stadium based on his death while serving in uniform.[6]
References
- ^ Michael Joyce, Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939, Beeston, 2004, p. 13
- ^ "Top Scorers". www.royalsrecord.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Football: Derby's debt to Coventry manager". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Sky is Blue - The Chesterfield FC history resource". cfchistory.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC". CWGC. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "CFC Memorial Garden". Chesterfield FC Community Trust. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
