Arthur Bacon - Sky Blue Archive

Position

Forward

Nationality

Place Of Birth

Birdholme, Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Date Of Birth

31 March 1905

Date Of Death

27 July 1942 (37)

Games Played

Per Game

Games Started

1.0

Per Game

Minutes

1890

90.0

Per Game

Goals

0.9

Per Game

Assists

Per Game

Bacon was a strong and robust forward, who was characterised by his short back and sides haircut and his venomous shooting. He was a reserve team player prior to his signing for Reading, and on the 3rd April 1931, he scored the club's record individual tally for a match - 6 against Stoke. A disappointing spell at Chesterfield was followed by him signing for City as cover for Clarrie Bourton. He got his chance through an injury to City's centre forward. His goals included five against Gillingham (City's equal highest individual total in a match), and four versus Crystal Palace - in consecutive matches. Unbelievably, after Bacon's tremendous displays, he was dropped to make way for Bourton.
He suffered an eye injury with City and moved onto Burton Town. He died in 1941 after an air raid on Derby, when he was serving as a special constable.

Penalties (1 - scored)
1933-34
2 January 1934 v Crystal Palace H, Division Three (South), scored (keeper Peter Robertson)

Hat tricks (2)
1933-34
30 December 1933 v Gillingham A, Division Three (South), 5 goals
2 January 1934 v Crystal Palace H, Division Three (South), 4 goals

Third Division (South) (England)

1935-1936

90′

1 (0)

1934-1935

90′

1933-1934

1260′

16 (1)

1440′

17 (1)

Third Division (South) Cup (England)

1935-1936

90′

1934-1935

90′

1933-1934

270′

2 (0)

450′

2 (0)

Totals:

1890′

19 (1)

Date

For

Against

H/A

Result

Football League Third Division (South) 1935-1936

Sat, 26, Oct, 1935

Gillingham

W 4:0

90`

Football League Third Division (South) Cup 1935-1936

Mon, 21, Oct, 1935

Millwall

W 0:1

90`

Football League Third Division (South) 1934-1935

Sat, 2, Feb, 1935

Exeter City

L 2:0

90`

Football League Third Division (South) Cup 1934-1935

Wed, 17, Oct, 1934

Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic

W 2:5

90`

Football League Third Division (South) 1933-1934

Sat, 3, Mar, 1934

Brighton & Hove Albion

W 2:0

90`

Sat, 24, Feb, 1934

Charlton Athletic

L 2:0

90`

Sat, 10, Feb, 1934

Reading

L 1:0

90`

Sat, 3, Feb, 1934

Swindon Town

W 0:1

90`

Sat, 27, Jan, 1934

Southend United

W 2:0

90`

Sat, 20, Jan, 1934

Bristol Rovers

L 4:1

90`

Thu, 18, Jan, 1934

Queens Park Rangers

L 0:1

90`

Sat, 6, Jan, 1934

Crystal Palace

W 5:1

90`

Sat, 30, Dec, 1933

Gillingham

W 3:7

90`

Tue, 26, Dec, 1933

Cardiff City

D 3:3

90`

Mon, 25, Dec, 1933

Cardiff City

W 4:1

90`

Sat, 23, Dec, 1933

Clapton Orient

W 3:1

90`

Sat, 16, Dec, 1933

Bristol City

D 0:0

90`

Thu, 14, Dec, 1933

Norwich City

D 0:0

90`

Football League Third Division (South) Cup 1933-1934

Thu, 22, Feb, 1934

Southend United

W 3:1

90`

Thu, 1, Feb, 1934

Bristol Rovers

W 2:1

90`

Sat, 13, Jan, 1934

Bristol Rovers

D 2:2

90`