Arthur Rowley

George Arthur Rowley (21 April 1926 – 19 December 2002) was an English football striker. He holds the record for the most career goals in The Football League, 434 from 619 games. He was the younger brother of Manchester United legend Jack Rowley. He was shortlisted for inclusion into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

Arthur Rowley

Personal information
Full name	George Arthur Rowley Jr.
Date of birth	(1926-04-21)21 April 1926
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death	19 December 2002(2002-12-19) (aged 76)
Place of death	Shrewsbury, England
Position(s)	Inside left
Youth career
1941–1944	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	West Bromwich Albion	24	(4)
1948–1950	Fulham	56	(27)
1950–1958	Leicester City	303	(251)
1958–1965	Shrewsbury Town	236	(152)
Total		619	(434)
Teams managed
1958–1968	Shrewsbury Town
1968–1969	Sheffield United
1970–1976	Southend United
c.1976	Knighton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Honours

Fulham

• Second Division champions: 1948–49

Leicester City

• Second Division champions: 1953–54, 1956–57

Individual

• Second Division top goalscorer: (with Leicester City) 1952–53, 1956–57
• Fourth Division top goalscorer: (with Shrewsbury Town) 1958–59

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	1946–47	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1947–48	21	4	0	0	21	4
	1948–49	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	24	4	0	0	24	4
Fulham	1948–49	22	19	?	0	?	19
	1949–50	34	8	?	0	?	8
	Total	56	27	3	0	59	27
Leicester City	1950–51	39	28	1	0	40	28
	1951–52	42	38	2	0	44	38
	1952–53	41	39	1	2	42	41
	1953–54	42	30	8	6	50	36
	1954–55	36	23	1	0	37	23
	1955–56	36	29	3	6	39	35
	1956–57	42	44	1	0	43	44
	1957–58	25	20	1	0	26	20
	Total	303	251	18	14	321	265
Shrewsbury Town	1958–59	43	38	5	1	48	39
	1959–60	41	32	1	1	42	33
	1960–61	40	28	13	4	53	32
	1961–62	41	23	7	6	48	29
	1962–63	40	24	5	3	45	27
	1963–64	19	5	0	0	19	5
	1964–65	12	2	0	0	12	2
	Total	236	152	31	15	267	167
Career total		619	434	52	29	671	463