Arthur Clamp

Arthur Clamp (1 May 1884 – 19 September 1918) was an English professional footballer who made over 270 appearances in the Football League for Notts County.^[1][5] A centre half, "he possessed remarkable stamina and above all, excelled as a breaker-up of combination".^[6]

Arthur Clamp

Clamp while a Notts County player.
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Clamp[1]
Date of birth	1 May 1884
Place of birth	Sneinton, England[2]
Date of death	19 September 1918(1918-09-19) (aged 34)[3]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[4]
Position(s)	Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sneinton
1906–1915	Notts County	275	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

The son of Thomas and Caroline Clamp,^[3] Clamp worked as a bricklayer and was married with children.^[2] In April 1918, during the final year of the First World War, Clamp was called up to serve as a private in the British Army.^[2] After a period with the Sherwood Foresters, he was transferred to the 7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) upon his arrival in France.^[3][2] Within three days of his arrival in the trenches, he was seriously wounded at Trônes Wood during the Second Battle of the Somme.^[2][6] Clamp was evacuated to Britain, where he died in Stoke-on-Trent Military Hospital on 19 September 1918.^[2] He was buried with military honours in Church Cemetery, Nottingham.^[3]

His great-grandson Steve Clamp became a journalist and presenter.^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	1914–15[8]	First Division	24	0	0	0	24	0
Career total			24	0	0	0	24	0

Honours

Notts County

• Football League Second Division: 1913–14^[9]