Arthur Leighton
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| Born | 6 March 1889 Esk, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 June 1939 (aged 50) Walsall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Francis Leighton MC (6 March 1889 – 15 June 1939) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Australia, Leighton was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and studied at Caius College, Cambridge.[1] At Cambridge, he won a blue in 1908, 1909, and 1910 and captained the Cambridge team in his final year. He also made his England debut in 1909.[1]
He served with the Royal Field Artillery during World War I, won a Military Cross as a lieutenant, and was severely gassed, despite which he continued to play.[1]
He played club hockey for Walsall and representative hockey for the Midlands and Staffordshire.[2] At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the hockey tournament.[3]
He retired from playing in 1927 and worked for AS Smith & Sons hardware manufacturers in Walsall, in addition to being appointed an England selector.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Midland Hockey". Staffordshire Sentinel. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Arthur Leighton at Olympics.com
- Arthur Leighton at Team GB
- Arthur Leighton at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Arthur Leighton at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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