Ian Arkwright

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Ian Arkwright
Personnel
birthday September 18, 1959
place of birth Shafton ,  England
position midfield
Juniors
Years station
1975-1977 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1977-1980 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 0(0)
1980-1984 Wrexham AFC 104 (10)
1984 →  Torquay United  (loan) 2 0(0)
1984 Hangö IK
1984-1987 Finn Harps (6)
1 Only league games are given.

Ian Arkwright (born September 18, 1959 in Shafton ) is a retired English football player .

Career

Arkwright came in the early 1970s as a student at Willowgarth School in Brierley in both football and rugby union for selection teams from Barnsley and Yorkshire for use. He was also nominated for the English national soccer team. After finishing school in 1975, he joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers as Apprentice (dt. Trainees) that determine the choice of the quota from Yorkshire originating players (whether Steve Daley , Martin Patching and Alan Sunderland ) been with Wolverhampton.

In September 1977 he received his first professional contract, it took another year until his competitive debut in the first team. In late September 1978 he made his debut in a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers ; in the following three weeks three more premier league missions followed. After a 2-0 defeat against Middlesbrough FC , he lost his place in the team again and after the dismissal of Sammy Chung in November 1978 he played no role under his successor John Barnwell , who instead went to the more experienced Daley, Willie Carr , Peter Daniel and Kenny Hibbitt sat. In November 1979 he played with the Wolverhampton Wanderers in a charity match for Gareth Davies against a reinforced Wrexham selection, which included George Best (final score 2: 3).

In March 1980 he was awarded to the second division AFC Wrexham , whose coach Arfon Griffiths had become aware of Arkwright in the benefit game. His first appearance in a 1-1 draw against Fulham FC was rated positively, as the Liverpool Echo noted about him: "The way the petite Arkwright commanded midfield and flooded it with precise passes reminded of the earlier days of Arfon Griffiths." Arkwright was used in ten of eleven games by the end of the season, during the summer break he was signed for a transfer fee of 100,000 pounds.

As a result, Arkwright was set back from two serious injuries. In the second game of the season 1980/81 he suffered an ankle injury in the game against Cardiff City and was out for several months, he made his comeback in the second leg against Cardiff in November 1980. In January 1981, he played in all three FA Cup games in the third round against the defending champions West Ham United when a surprise success succeeded by a 1-0 win after extra time in the second replay. The end overtook the club in the fifth round with a 1: 3 at Arkwright's ex-club Wolverhampton. In August 1981 he suffered a broken leg in training, from the end of December 1981 he was able to do light training units again and in February 1982 played a game for the reserve for the first time again.

In the first team, he only came to four missions at the end of the season, when the club slipped to a relegation zone and relegated to the third division on the last days of the game . There the upheaval failed in the 1982/83 season , the departures of Dai Davies , Joey Jones , Billy Ronson , Steve Fox , Ian Edwards , Mick Vinter , Frank Carrodus , Dixie McNeil and Wayne Cegielski could not be compensated, promising loan players like Kevin Bremner , Jim Steel and Robbie Savage were unable to sign head coach Bobby Roberts for a longer period due to financial reasons. Arkwright was used in 44 of 46 league games, repeatedly indicated his capabilities and scored six goals, but the team was relegated again and was passed through to the fourth division . There Arkwright was actually released for a free transfer, but agreed with the club on a continuation of his contract with reduced pay. Also in the fourth division, Wrexham found himself in the lower third of the table and Arkwright was used increasingly rarely from the spring of 1984. Also in the Welsh Cup , which Wrexham lost in the final against Shrewsbury Town , he was no longer involved after the quarter-finals. After a short loan stay in March 1984 with league rivals Torquay United under David Webb , he left Wrexham at the end of the season after 135 competitive games (11 goals).

The summer months 1984 he played in Finland for Hangö IK , in September 1984 he joined the Irish first division club Finn Harps , for whom he scored a total of six league goals in three seasons. He was also with the team in 1985 in the final for the League of Ireland Cup (1: 2 against Waterford United ) and in 1987 in the final for the League of Ireland Shield (2: 4 against EMFA ). After finishing his professional career, Arkwright moved back to Barnsley and worked in the printing industry. In terms of football, he was still active for a company team for some time before he had to stop playing because of ankle osteoarthritis.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ barryhugmansfootballers.com: Profile Ian Arkwright , accessed February 23, 2020
  2. ^ A b Gareth M. Davies & Peter Jones: The Racecourse Robins from Adams to Youds . Gareth M. Davies and Peter Jones, Ynys Mon 1999, ISBN 0-9524950-1-5 , pp. 16 f .
  3. ↑ a b wolvesheroes.com: From Yorkshire With Hope (September 6, 2013) , accessed February 24, 2020
  4. ↑ Tony Matthews: The Wolves Who's Who . Britespot Publishing, Cradley Heath 2001, ISBN 978-1-904103-01-1 , pp. 7 .
  5. ^ Peter Jones: Wrexham: The European Era . Desert Island Books, Westcliff-on-Sea 2002, ISBN 978-1-874287-52-0 , pp. 53 .
  6. ↑ DADS ARE MUM AS ARFON'S BOYS SLIP . In: Liverpool Echo , March 17, 1980, p. 17.  (link with costs)
  7. ^ Wrexham search for the sun . In: Liverpool Echo , May 28, 1980, p. 18.  (link with costs)
  8. ^ Wrexham's lay-off eases injury worries . In: Liverpool Echo , December 29, 1981, p. 14.  (link with costs)
  9. ^ Ian's on comeback trail . In: Liverpool Echo , February 20, 1982, p. 17.  (paid link)
  10. ^ Peter Jones: Wrexham: A Complete Record, 1872-1992 . Breedon Books, Derby 1992, ISBN 978-1-873626-19-1 , pp. 47 .
  11. ↑ extratime.ie: Ian Arkwright , accessed March 1, 2020
  12. ↑ wolvescompletehistory.co.uk: Arkwright, Ian , accessed March 1, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Arkwright, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Shafton