Arthur Slater

Thomas Arthur Winstanley Slater (25 February 1908 – 1976) was an English footballer.

Career

Slater played for Easington Colliery, Murton and Clapton Orient before joining Port Vale in June 1930. He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2–0 win over Swansea Town on 11 October 1930 at the Old Recreation Ground, and was the number one keeper until he lost this position to previous favourite Ben Davies in January 1931. He played 14 Second Division games in 1930–31 and six games in 1931–32. He transferred to Watford in August 1932, but was replaced by new signing Jim McLaren after struggling with injuries and later moved on to Vauxhall Motors.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Clapton Orient	1926–27	Second Division	1	0	2	0	3	0
	1927–28	Second Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1928–29	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1929–30	Third Division South	9	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		20	0	2	0	22	0
Port Vale	1930–31	Second Division	14	0	0	0	14	0
	1931–32	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		20	0	0	0	20	0
Watford	1932–33	Third Division South	19	0	1	0	20	0
	1933–34	Third Division South	10	0	0	0	10	0
	Total		29	0	1	0	30	0