Arthur Weare
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Full name | Arthur Jack Weare | ||
Date of birth | 21 September 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
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Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1931–1933 | Lovells Athletic | ||
1933–1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | (0) |
1936–1939 | West Ham United | 58 | (0) |
1945–1951 | Bristol Rovers | 141 | (0) |
1951 | Barry Town | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Jack Weare (born 21 September 1912, date of death unknown) was a professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Ham United, and Bristol Rovers.
Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Weare started his career with local side Lovells Athletic until joining Football League First Division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1933. He played 42 times for Wolves before joining West Ham in 1936, and staying there until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. During wartime he played for St. Mirren and Bristol Rovers, and remained with Rovers full-time on the conclusion of hostilities in 1945. He spent six years with The Pirates, making 141 League appearances. He ended his career with Barry Town in 1951, for whom he played five times in the Southern League.
After retiring from football he emigrated to South Africa.
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- 1912 births
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- Sportspeople from Newport, Wales
- Welsh footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- The Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- St. Mirren F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. wartime guest players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Barry Town F.C. players
- Lovell's Athletic F.C. players