Arthur Gee (June 1892 in

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– 1959) was an English professional

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. He played in the

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for

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and

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. Gee played for his local side

before joining

. In the 1913-14 season, Gee was joint top scorer (with Oliver Tummon, scoring ten times as Oldham finished 4th in Division One. The following season they finished runners-up to Everton. Gee remained with the Latics during

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and was again top scorer, with 13 goals in the 1919-20 season. He left Oldham to join

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, but returned to the Football League with

. He then played for Ashton National and

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before joining

Mossley Mossley (/ˈmɒzli/) is a town and civil parish in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, in the upper River Tame, Greater Manchester, Tame Valley and the foothills of the Pennines, south-east of Oldham and east of Manchester. The town grew ...

where he was captain during 1926-27 season. On leaving Mossley he joined Witton Albion.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gee, Arthur 1892 births 1959 deaths Sportspeople from Newton-le-Willows Footballers from Merseyside English men's footballers Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Ashton National F.C. players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Mossley A.F.C. players Witton Albion F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football forwards Earlestown F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen