Arthur Wolstenholme
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur E. Wolstenholme | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Middleton, England | ||
| Date of death | 1958 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1908–1909 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | (10) |
| 1909–1912 | Blackpool | 76 | (14) |
| 1912–1913 | Gillingham | 24 | (4) |
| 1913–1914 | Norwich City | 36 | (15) |
| 1914–1919 | Lincoln City | 30 | (7) |
| 1919–1920 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | (2) |
| 1920–1921 | Newport County | 29 | (7) |
| 1921–1922 | Darlington | 29 | (17) |
| 1922–1925 | Nelson | 68 | (17) |
| 1925–1926 | Colne Town | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arthur E. Wolstenholme (14 May 1889 – 1958) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He was predominantly used as an inside-right, but could also play at inside-left if required. In a career spanning 17 years, he played for a number of Football League teams, in addition to spells in the Southern Football League with Gillingham and Norwich City. Wolstenholme was the first player ever to score four goals in a Football League Third Division North fixture.
Arthur Wolstenholme was born in Middleton near Manchester on 14 May 1889. After his football career ended, he returned to Manchester, where he died in early 1958, at the age of 68.
Wolstenholme played junior football with Tonge until the age of 18 before joining Football League Second Division club Oldham Athletic towards the end of the 1907–08 season. The following campaign, he became more of a first-team regular, scoring 10 goals in 26 league appearances as the team finished sixth in the division. In 1909–10 he played a further two matches for Oldham before being signed by Blackpool on a free transfer in December 1909. He made his debut for the Seasiders on 8 January, in a 2–1 defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He made a further eight appearances for Blackpool during their 1909–10 campaign, and scored his first League goal for the club in a 3–0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on 16 April. His first overall goal, however, came in their FA Cup first-round tie with Barnsley at Bloomfield Road on New Year's Day.
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