Christopher Anton Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

left midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...

or left–back for

Sittingbourne Sittingbourne is an industrial town in the Swale district of Kent, southeast England, from Canterbury and from London, beside the Roman Watling Street, an ancient trackway used by the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons. The town stands next to th ...

Career

Arthur was born in Enfield, London. started his career in the youth team of

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

(QPR), and was sent on work experience to

Conference South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National Leagues and step 2 of the NLS and sixth-highest ti ...

side

Hayes & Yeading United Hayes & Yeading United Football Club is an association football club based in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England. The club was formed in 2007 from a merger of Hayes Football Club (founded in 1909) and Yeading Football Club (f ...

in December 2007. In July 2008 he signed his first professional contract for QPR. He was sent out on loan in 2008 to

Conference Premier The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National Leagues and step 1 of the National Le ...

side

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

on a one-month loan deal in March 2009. He made two appearances during his spell at

Nene Park Nene Park was a sports stadium situated at Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England, along the bank of the River Nene, which could accommodate 6,441 spectators, with 4,641 seated and 1,800 standing. It formerly hosted football matches but ...

. In the summer of 2009, Arthur was released from QPR. After a short spell playing in Turkey, he returned to the Conference South when he signed for

Bishop's Stortford Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is in the London metropolitan area, London commuter belt, near the border with Essex, just west of the ...

in September 2010. In December 2010, he signed for League Two club

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional association football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The team plays in EFL League One, the third tier of English football, after suffering relegation fr ...

on a two-month deal after a successful trial with the club. He failed to make a first-team appearance for the club and was released when his contract expired. In September 2011, he signed for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville. After making four appearances for ''the Hawks'', he left in October to sign for League Two club

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

on a deal until January 2012. He made his professional debut for ''the Cobblers'' on 8 October 2011, in a 1–0 home defeat to

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1896 as Crawley Foo ...

, replacing

Ashley Corker Ashley James Corker (born 18 September 1990) is an English part-time footballer currently at Joondalup City Football Club. Career Middlesbrough Corker started his career at Middlesbrough, coming through their ever-producing academy. Once comp ...

in the second half. His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...

Vale Park Vale Park is a football stadium in the area of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and it has been the home ground of Port Vale Football Club since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated durin ...

. On

Aidy Boothroyd Adrian Neil Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971) is an English former footballer who was most recently the manager of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. At club level, he was manager of Watford from 2005 to 2008. During his time with Watford, he ...

's arrival as Northampton manager, Athur was released having made only seven appearances for the club. Arthur returned to Havant & Waterlooville in December 2011 before signing a two–year contract in January 2012. During his second spell with the club he made a total of 56 league appearances, scoring two league goals. On 28 May 2013, Arthur joined

AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon is an English professional association football club based in Wimbledon, London, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton, London. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in ...

on a one-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 3 August 2013, Arthur made his AFC Wimbledon debut in a 1–1 draw against

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

, replacing

George Francomb Georgie Francomb (born 8 September 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays for Dorking Wanderers. He can also play at right-back. Career Early years Francomb joined the academy of Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur at the age o ...

in the 68th minute. He scored his first goal for the Dons when he scored the winner in a 3–2 win over

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

. On 21 August 2014, Arthur joined

side

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...

on a one-month loan deal after struggling to make an impression in the Wimbledon side. Two days later, Arthur made his Woking debut in a 1–1 draw against

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...

, playing the full 90 minutes. On 6 January 2015, after numerous loan extensions to his Woking contract, Arthur joined the Cards permanently after his contract was mutually terminated by AFC Wimbledon. Arthur went on to make 17 more appearances before signing on for the 2015/16 campaign. On 8 June 2016, Arthur joined League Two club

on a one-year deal. On 9 August 2016, Arthur made his Crawley Town debut in a 2–1 defeat against

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

in an

EFL Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

tie. On 3 September 2016, Arthur made his league debut for Crawley Town in a 3–0 away defeat against

Portsmouth Portsmouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Hampshire, England. Most of Portsmouth is located on Portsea Island, off the south coast of England in the Solent, making Portsmouth the only city in En ...

, replacing Andre Blackman in the 52nd minute. On 31 January 2017, Arthur returned to his former side

of the

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

on loan on a one-month deal. On the same day, Arthur made his Woking return in a 3–0 home defeat against

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...

, replacing

Macauley Bonne Macauley Miles Bonne (born 26 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Southend United and the Zimbabwe national team. Bonne progressed through the Colchester United Academy, having previously ...

in the 76th minute. On 3 March 2017, Arthur's loan at Woking was extended for a further month. On 4 August 2017, Arthur signed a deal with National League side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

following his release from Crawley. Just over a week later, Arthur made his Aldershot debut during their impressive 6–0 home victory over

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is an area in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-west ...

, featuring for the full 90 minutes. He joined

Brighton Brighton ( ) is a seaside resort in the city status in the United Kingdom, city of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age Britain, Bronze Age, R ...

-based

National League South The National League South, officially Vanarama National League South, is a professional Association football league in England. National League South is the second division of the National League (English football), National Leagues and step ...

side

Whitehawk Whitehawk is a suburb in the east of Brighton, England, south of Bevendean and north of Brighton Marina. The area is a large, modern housing estate built in a downland dry valley historically known as Whitehawk Bottom. The estate was originall ...

on a month's loan on 7 November 2017. Four days later, Arthur featured for the entire 90 minutes during Whitehawk's 3–1 away defeat against Gloucester City. On 22 December 2017, following a termination in his Aldershot contract, Arthur joined

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional Association football, football league covering Greater London, East of England, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, th ...

Premier Division side

Leatherhead Leatherhead is a town in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England, about south of Central London. The settlement grew up beside a ford on the River Mole, from which its name is thought to derive. During the late Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon ...

. He went onto appear ten times, scoring once before making the move to fellow Isthmian League side Kingstonian in March 2018. Following his release from Kingstonian, Arthur had spells at New Salamis and Gosport Borough. He signed for

Ware WARE (1250 AM) is a commercial radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Ware, Massachusetts, United States, the station serves the Springfield radio market. The station is currently owned by Success Signal Broadcasting ...

in the

South Central division for the 2020–21 season before it was curtailed in October 2020. Ware transferred to the Southern League Division One Central for the following campaign and Arthur signed on for another season. On 13 June 2023, Arthur agreed to join Enfield following a three-year spell at Ware. He joined

in September 2023.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Chris 1990 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Enfield People from Enfield, London English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Bishop's Stortford F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players AFC Wimbledon players Woking F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Whitehawk F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Gosport Borough F.C. players Ware F.C. players Enfield F.C. players Sittingbourne F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players 21st-century English sportsmen