Arthur Bellamy

Arthur Bellamy
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Bellamy
Date of birth	5 April 1942
Place of birth	Blackhill, England
Date of death	22 January 2014 (aged 71)
Place of death	Brierfield, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
1958–1962	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1972	Burnley
1972–1976	Chesterfield
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Bellamy (5 April 1942 – 22 January 2014) was an English footballer who played as an

inside forward for Burnley and Chesterfield.^[2]

Biography

Arthur Bellamy was born on 5 April 1942 in the village of

Frank Casper and later head groundsman at Turf Moor, before retiring in April 2007.^[3] Upon his retirement, he was presented a lifetime achievement award by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill.^[4]

Football career

Bellamy was spotted at the age of 15 by Burnley scout

Central League respectively during the 1961–62 season.^[1] Bellamy scored on his first-team debut in the 5–2 victory over Manchester City on 26 March 1963.^[3] He made another 12 appearances during the remainder of the season, scoring once more. The 1963–64 campaign proved to be Bellamy's most prolific as he netted 8 goals in 17 league matches. He never established himself as a first-team regular during 10 seasons with Burnley, playing in around half the team's matches each year. His highest number of matches played in a season came in 1967–68 when he appeared in 38 league and cup games. In total, Bellamy amassed 250 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 29 goals.^[1]

Bellamy transferred to Third Division outfit Chesterfield in July 1972 for a fee of £10,000 and made his league debut for the club on 12 August 1972 in the 4–1 home win against Oldham Athletic. In contrast to his time with Burnley, Bellamy was a regular fixture in the Chesterfield side throughout his four seasons with the club. He went on to make 133 league appearances and score 12 league goals for Chesterfield before being released in the summer of 1976 and subsequently retiring from football.^[1]

Bellamy died in Pendleside hospice near Burnley on the morning of 22 January 2014.^[5]

References

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ISBN 0-9521799-0-3
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^ "Arthur Bellamy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Hall of Fame Number 26 – Arthur Bellamy", Clarets Mad
^ "Arthur says goodbye". Burnley and Pendle Citizen. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^ Boden, Chris (22 January 2014). "Burnley legend Arthur Bellamy dies". Burnley Express. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[collection-1] 
ISBN 0-9521799-0-3
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[Hugman-2] "Arthur Bellamy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 May 2015.

[clarets-3] "The Hall of Fame Number 26 – Arthur Bellamy", Clarets Mad

[citizen-4] "Arthur says goodbye". Burnley and Pendle Citizen. 5 May 2007. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

[Club_Stalwart_Bellemy_Dies-5] Boden, Chris (22 January 2014). "Burnley legend Arthur Bellamy dies". Burnley Express. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

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