Arthur Fitton Fielding

Club captain 1897-1900

Born in 1877, Arthur was the grandson of company founder Samuel Fielding. Arthur followed his father, James, into the business as a mechanical engineer.

A giant of early Gloucester AFC history

A forward, Arthur played 10 seasons with the Gloucester AFC, making 105 competitive appearances in which he scored 24 goals.

He made his debut for Gloucester AFC in October 1893, aged 16. In 1896, when Gloucester just played friendlies, he tried his luck down at Bristol City but never made the first team.

On his return in 1897 Arthur was made club captain 1897-1900. He was also a member of the 1901-02 Gloucester and District League Division Two Champions with Sir Thomas Rich’s Old Boys.

At the time his Gloucester AFC career finished in March 1904, at the tender age of 27, he had held the record number of appearances for the club in competitive games.

Statistics

Debut: 14/10/1893 v Eastville Rovers (A) Lost 2-5

Final game: 12/03/1904 v Saint Michael’s (A) Lost 0-1

Season
Appearances
Goals
1893-440
1894-5237
1895-6200
1896-700
1897-833
1898-9167
1899-1900115
1900-1101
1902-390
1903-591
Total
105 (+ 29 in friendlies)
24 (+15 in friendlies)

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