Arthur Berry (footballer)

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Arthur Berry
Personal information
Date of birth 3 January 1888
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 15 March 1953 (aged 65)
Place of death Liverpool, England
Position(s)
Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1906–1907 Wrexham
1907–1909 Liverpool
1909 Fulham
1909–1911 Everton
1911–1912 Wrexham
1912–1913 Liverpool
1913–1914 Wrexham
International career
1908–1913
England amateurs
 25 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1912 Stockholm Team competition

Arthur Berry (3 January 1888 – 15 March 1953)[1] was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

Family

Arthur Berry's father Edwin 'Ted' Berry (1858–1925), a solicitor by trade, was a founder member of St. Domingo's FC in 1878. A year later the church team became Everton F.C. as they began to attract players from outwith the congregation. Ted Berry played as an outside-right for Everton for three seasons prior to the formation of the Football League in 1888. He later served as chairman and director of Liverpool F.C. from 1904-1909, overseeing the club's promotion back to the top flight and second League Championship title in successive seasons, 1904/05 and 1905/06.

Club career

Berry studied at Denstone College and Wadham College, Oxford.[1][3] He played for Oxford University A.F.C., and earned two Blues in 1907 and 1908.[4]

He also played for

Oxford City
. He played for England's amateur team in 24 matches between 1908 and 1913.

Berry ended his playing career in October 1914 when he became a barrister.

International career

Berry earned 25 caps for

Great Britain won 4–2.[7] Berry scored his last goals for the amateur side on 27 February 1913, netting twice in a 4–0 win over France. With 10 goals to his name, Berry is among the top scorers of the England amateur side
.

International goals

England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Berry goal.
List of international goals scored by Arthur Berry[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 23 March 1908 Park Royal Stadium, London, England  France
4–0
 12–0 Friendly
[8]
2 8 September 1908 Valhalla, Gothenburg, Sweden  Sweden
?
 6–1
[5]
3
?
4
?
5
?
6 20 October 1908 White City, London, England  Sweden
?
 12–1 1908 Summer Olympics First round
[9]
7 16 April 1910 Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England  France
3–0
 10–1 Friendly
[5]
8 4 July 1912 Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Denmark
4–1
 4–2 1912 Summer Olympics Final
[7]
9 27 February 1913 Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Colombes, France  France
1–0
 4–2 Friendly
[5]
10
4–0

References

  1. ^ a b Daily Post, Liverpool FC's Javier Mascherano wants gold, 2008-08-22, retrieved 2010-02-14 Archived 14 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Arthur Berry". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. ^ Liverpool Echo Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 32 Arthur Berry, one of the great unsung heroes of Merseyside football. Published 25 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2015
  4. ^ "Arthur Berry". Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "35th Varsity match". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Great Britain v Denmark, 4 July 1912". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. ^ "England v France, 23 March 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Great Britain v Sweden, 20 October 1908". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

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