Arthur Riley
{{short description|South African soccer player}}
{{for|the New Zealand artist, educationalist and businessman|Arthur Dewhurst Riley}}
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{{Use South African English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arthur Riley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1903|12|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Boksburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1984|7||1903|12|26|df=y}}
| position = Goalkeeper
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Transvaal
| years2 = 1925–39
| clubs2 = Liverpool
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| caps2 = 338
| goals2 = 0
}}
Arthur Riley (26 December 1903 – July 1984) was a South African international footballer who also played football for Liverpool.
Life and playing career
On 26 November 1939, Riley played in goal as part of an All-British XI versus a Football League XI, in the Red Cross Fund International. The All-British XI lost the match 3–2.{{cite web |title=Football League XI v All British |url=https://playupliverpool.com/1939/12/26/football-league-xi-v-all-british-xi-3-2-war-time-charity-match/ |website=Play Up, Liverpool |date=26 December 1939}}
Riley died in July 1984 in Cape Town, South Africa. However some sources claim he died in St Helens, Merseyside.{{cite web |title=Arthur Jack Riley |url=https://playupliverpool.com/1984/07/31/arthur-jack-riley-arthur-riley-playupliverpool-com/ |website=Play Up, Liverpool |date=31 July 1984}}
Career details
- Liverpool F.C (1925–1940) – 338 appearances
References
External links
- [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=814 Player profile at LFChistory .net]
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Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:South African men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Soccer players from Boksburg
Category:South African expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:South African expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:English Football League players
Category:White South African people
Category:20th-century South African sportsmen
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