Arthur Bridgett
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Arthur Bridgett | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Forsbrook, England | ||
| Date of death | 26 July 1954 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Burslem Park | |||
| Trentham | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902 | Stoke | 7 | (0) |
| 1902–1912 | Sunderland | 320 | (108) |
| 1923–1924 | Port Vale | 14 | (7) |
| Sandbach Ramblers | |||
| Total | 341 | (115) | |
| National team | |||
| 1905–1909 | England | 11 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| South Shields | |||
| North Shields | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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George Arthur Bridgett (11 October 1882 – 26 July 1954) was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England. He scored 116 goals in 347 league and cup games in ten seasons at Roker Park, after joining from Stoke in 1902. He later managed both South Shields and North Shields, before making an unlikely return to the Football League with Port Vale in 1923 after nine years without competitive football (he had though guested for the club once during World War I).
Bridgett was a deeply religious man, and refused to play on Good Friday or Christmas Day throughout his career.
Bridgett was born in Forsbrook, Staffordshire and played local football with Burslem Park and Trentham, before joining Stoke in October 1902. After only seven games for Stoke in the 1902–03 season, he moved to First Division rivals Sunderland in December 1902. He went on to captain the "Black Cats" for ten years and gain his eleven caps, making him Sunderland's second most-capped England International behind Dave Watson.
He made his Sunderland debut in a 0–0 draw with Sheffield United, but was quickly on the score-sheet scoring at Grimsby Town in the next match. Bridgett was a winger with an excellent goal scoring pedigree. His superb finishing meant that he could also operate as a striker, and he was twice on the score sheet against Newcastle United in a 9–1 victory at St James' Park on 5 December 1908. He was also a good crosser of the ball, making numerous chances for his fellow strikers, including fellow England international George Holley.
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