Biography
A centre forward, inside forward and occasional stand-in full back, George Arthur Temple signed in 1907 from a junior team in Wallsend, part of a regular flow of players from the banks of the Tyne to the banks of the Humber. For five years Temple was a near ever-present up front for the Tigers contributing 16 or more goals in four of those five seasons. A hattrick scored against Leicester Fosse in 1907 is reputed to have earned him a lucrative sponsorship deal in the shape of a new overcoat. He missed the entire 1912/1913 season due to a serious knee injury, during the season Temple chalked up five years with the club and a service benefit yielded him a handsome cash sum of £175. He returned in 1913/14 in a support role before he moved back north to Blyth Spartans.
Temple died in 1959.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 23 January 1887, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Hull City First Game: 2 September 1907, Clapton Orient A (Division Two), 20 years, 22 days old
Hull City Final Game: 13 April 1914, Bury H (Division Two), 27 years, 80 days old
Clubs
Wallsend Park Villa, Hull City (1907-1914), Blyth Spartans
Hull City Record
Career: 184 apps, 81 goals
Arthur Temple| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907/08 | 38 | 18 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1908/09 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909/10 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1910/11 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1911/12 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912/13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1913/14 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |