Arthur Dorrell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Reginald Dorrell | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Small Heath, Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 13 September 1942 (aged 46) | ||
| Place of death | Alum Rock, Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Carey Hall | |||
| R.A.S.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1931 | Aston Villa | 355 | (60) |
| 1931–1932 | Port Vale | 34 | (4) |
| Total | 389 | (64) | |
| National team | |||
| 1924–1925 | England | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arthur Reginald Dorrell (30 March 1896 – 13 September 1942) was an English international footballer who played on the left-wing. He was the son of former Villa player William Dorrell. He played for Aston Villa between 1919 and 1931, scoring 65 goals in 390 appearances and winning four England caps. He played in both the 1920 and 1924 FA Cup finals, the first of which Villa won. He then retired after a season with Port Vale.
Dorrell played for Carey Hall and R.A.S.C., before joining Aston Villa in May 1919. He made 19 appearances in the 1919–20 season, as Villa posted a ninth-place finish in the First Division. He also played in the 1920 FA Cup Final, as Villa claimed the FA Cup for the sixth time with a 1–0 win over Huddersfield Town at Stamford Bridge. He featured 39 times in 1920–21, as Villa finished tenth in the league. He bagged six goals in 48 appearances in 1921–22, helping Villa to fifth in the league. Dorrell scored seven goals in 42 games in 1922–23, as Villa slipped a place to sixth. They finished sixth again in 1923–24, with Dorrell scoring five goals in 45 games. He also played in the 1924 FA Cup Final at Wembley, which ended in a 2–0 defeat to Newcastle United.
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