Arthur Dominy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Albert Dominy | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | South Stoneham, Southampton, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1974 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Mitcham, Surrey, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Weston Grove | |||
| Peartree Athletic | |||
| 1911–1912 | Bitterne Guild | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1913 | Woolston | ||
| 1913–1926 | Southampton | 334 | (133) |
| 1926–1928 | Everton | 29 | (12) |
| 1928–1929 | Gillingham | 55 | (17) |
| 1929–1930 | Clapton Orient | 5 | (1) |
| 1931–19?? | Newport (IOW) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1943–1946 | Southampton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arthur Albert Dominy (born South Stoneham, Southampton 11 February 1893, died Mitcham, Surrey 23 September 1974) was an English professional footballer, who played as an inside-forward, and football manager, spending most of his career with Southampton.
He played his early football for Peartree Green, then for Bitterne Guild for whom he scored over 50 goals during the 1911–12 season. This form soon attracted the attention of Southern League Southampton who signed him in March 1913, and he made his first appearance away to Stoke City on 5 April 1913. He made two further appearances that month, including scoring two goals in the final match, a 3–3 draw at home to Gillingham on 26 April, thus giving Saints fans some indication of what was to come.
He made an immediate impact in the following season by becoming Saints' top scorer (with 13 goals) playing alongside Len Andrews, Percy Prince and Sid Kimpton. He followed this up with a spectacular 30 goals the following season, including a hat-trick in a 3–4 defeat at Gillingham on 3 April 1915, making him the leading scorer in the Southern League.
According to Holley & Chalk's The Alphabet of the Saints, Dominy's
"ball control was second to none; he always managed to keep the ball near his feet, rarely allowing it to break away, and he always had the priceless ability, for a forward, of being able to beat an opponent at close quarters."
His career was then interrupted by World War I. Before becoming a professional footballer he had trained as a boiler-maker; during the war he was employed at the local Harland & Wolff shipyard, where he played football for the works team as well as making guest appearances for Southampton, Arsenal and Rangers.
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