Chris Arthur (hockey Player)

Christopher Anton Arthur (born 25 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or left–back for Sittingbourne.

Career

Arthur was born in Enfield, London. started his career in the youth team of Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and was sent on work experience to Conference South side Hayes & Yeading United 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 side Kettering Town, where he made four league appearances. He went out on loan again to another Conference outfit in Rushden & Diamonds on a one-month loan deal in March 2009. He made two appearances during his spell at Nene Park. 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 in September 2010. In December 2010, he signed for League Two club Rotherham United 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 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, replacing Ashley Corker in the second half. His first start for the club came a week later in a 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park. On Aidy Boothroyd'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 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, replacing George Francomb 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.

On 21 August 2014, Arthur joined Conference Premier side Woking 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, 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 Crawley Town on a one-year deal. On 9 August 2016, Arthur made his Crawley Town debut in a 2–1 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an EFL Cup tie. On 3 September 2016, Arthur made his league debut for Crawley Town in a 3–0 away defeat against Portsmouth, replacing Andre Blackman in the 52nd minute.

On 31 January 2017, Arthur returned to his former side Woking of the National League 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, replacing Macauley Bonne 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 following his release from Crawley. Just over a week later, Arthur made his Aldershot debut during their impressive 6–0 home victory over Guiseley, featuring for the full 90 minutes. He joined Brighton-based National League South side Whitehawk 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 Premier Division side Leatherhead. 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 in the Isthmian League 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 Sittingbourne in September 2023.

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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