Arthur Williamson

{{Short description|Scottish footballer (1930–2020)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Arthur Williamson

| fullname = Arthur Hamilton Williamson

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1930|7|26}}

| birth_place = Bankfoot, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|6|26|1930|7|26}}{{Cite web |title=Arthur Williamson Obituary |url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2020/july/arthur-williamson-obituary/ |access-date=11 July 2020 |website=www.southendunited.co.uk |language=en-gb}}

| death_place = Perth, Scotland

| position = Right back

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1950

| clubs1 = Jeanfield Swifts

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1950–1954

| clubs2 = Clyde

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1955–1961

| clubs3 = Southend United

| caps3 = 269

| goals3 = 2

}}

Arthur Hamilton Williamson (26 July 1930 – 26 June 2020) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 260 appearances in the Football League for Southend United as a right back.{{hugman|21322|accessdate=22 September 2017}}{{Cite web |title=Player Profile |url=http://sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=355 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727081245/http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=355 |archive-date=27 July 2017 |access-date=22 September 2017 |website=SUFCdb}} He made a record 230 consecutive appearances in all competitions for the club. Williamson also made one appearance in the Scottish League for Clyde.{{Cite web |last=Hosie |first=Rab |title=Scottish League appearance records – W |url=http://sfha.org.uk/Appearance%20Records%20-%20W.doc |access-date=22 September 2017 |website=Scottish Football Historical Archive}}