Arthur Bridgett

Who was Arthur Bridgett?

George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England. He scored 116 goals in 347 league and cup games in ten seasons at Roker Park, after joining from Stoke in 1902. He later managed both South Shields and North Shields, before making an unlikely return to the Football League with Port Vale in 1923 after nine years without competitive football.

Bridgett was a deeply religious man, and refused to play on Good Friday or Christmas Day throughout his career.