Arthur Leighton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 March 1889 Esk, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Died |
15 June 1939 (aged 50) Walsall, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre-forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1919–1922 | Walsall | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 1909–1921 | England & GB | 27 | |
Medal record | |||
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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
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
- ^ 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.
