Arthur Groves (27 September 1907 – 27 September 1979) was an English

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. He also played for Atherstone Town. He was born in

Killamarsh Killamarsh is a village and civil parish in North East Derbyshire, England, close to Derbyshire’s border with South Yorkshire. It forms part of the Sheffield urban area and lies about 8 miles south-east of the centre of Sheffield. Killamars ...

. His son, John Groves, played for Luton Town and Bournemouth in the nineteen-fifties and nineteen-sixties. Arthur's grandson is the Australian-based darts player, Loz Ryder.

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1907 births 1979 deaths People from Killamarsh Footballers from Derbyshire English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Langwith Miners Welfare F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Derby County F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Atherstone Town F.C. players Heanor Athletic F.C. players English Football League players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub