Adam Joseph Arthur (born 27 October 1985) is an English

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who plays for

West Virginia Chaos West Virginia United (formerly West Virginia Chaos and West Virginia Alliance FC) is an American soccer team based in Charleston, West Virginia. Founded in 2003, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. Hi ...

in the

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Career

Arthur played for York City and

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

. He played two games for York as a trainee in their final season in

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prior to their relegation to the Football Conference, before moving to Ossett in the

Northern Premier League The Northern Premier League is an English football league that was founded in 1968. It has four divisions: the Premier Division (which stands at level 7 of the English football league system), Division One East, Division One West and Divisio ...

. Arthur moved to the United States in 2007 to play

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at perennial top 15 program

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, where he was an NSCAA Division II All-American. During his college years he also played for two seasons with

in the

. Following the conclusion of his college career, Arthur returned to the UK, playing for Selby Town in the Northern Counties East Football League in the 2010–11 season. He returned to the United States in 2011, again playing for

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* 1985 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders York City F.C. players Ossett Town A.F.C. players West Virginia United players English Football League players National League (English football) players USL League Two players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States English expatriate men's footballers Lander Bearcats men's soccer players {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub