Joseph William Arnison (27 June 1924 – 1996) was a South African professional footballer, best known as a player for Scottish club Rangers and English club Luton Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph William Arnison | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Date of death | 1996 (aged 71–72) | ||
| Place of death | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945 | State Mines | ||
| 1946 | Delfos | ||
| 1946–1948 | Rangers | 7 | (1) |
| 1948–1951 | Luton Town | 44 | (19) |
| 1951–1954 | Berea Park | ||
| 1955 | Germiston Callies | ||
| 1956 | Benoni United | ||
| 1957 | Brakpan United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editArnison was signed by Glasgow club Rangers for the first post-war season, 1946–47, initially playing in the wartime Victory Cup and Southern League Cup.[1] He scored four goals in ten games for Rangers, an impressive return, but the next season saw him isolated at Ibrox. 1948 saw him move south, when English Second Division side Luton Town offered Rangers £8,000 for his services. Arnison soon became a crowd favourite at Kenilworth Road, scoring a hat-trick in his fourth game as Luton beat Cardiff City 3–0. He finished the season as top scorer, even though he missed a large part of the season with an injury to his right knee.[2][3]
After three major operations, Arnison retired from the professional game at 27 and returned to South Africa, where he became a physiotherapist.[2]
References
edit- ^ (Rangers player) Arnison, William, FitbaStats
- ^ a b Wash, Roger (2008). Hatters Heroes. Roger Wash. ISBN 978-0-9560832-0-3.
- ^ Neil Brown. "Billy Arnison". Retrieved 10 May 2009.