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Arthur Gaskell
Personal information
Full name Arthur Gaskell[1]
Date of birth 26 April 1886[1]
Place of birth Bollington, England[1]
Date of death 22 August 1944(1944-08-22) (aged 58)[1]
Place of death Rochdale, England[2]
Position(s) Wing Half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1910 Bolton Wanderers 105 (2)
1910–1911 Macclesfield
Total 105 (2)
Managerial career
1920-1921 Grasshopper
1921–1924 Građanski Zagreb
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Gaskell (26 April 1886 – 22 August 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers.[1][3] After his playing career was over Gaskell became a coach and went on to manage the Moscow City team in 1911 - 1912. He was the first foreign manager in the Russian Empire.[4] He also managed Swiss side Grasshopper Club Zürich[5] and then Yugoslav side HŠK Građanski Zagreb where he won the 1923 Yugoslav Football Championship.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Arthur Gaskell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Former Footballer". The Rochdale Observer. 26 August 1944. p. 4. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ «Мяч влетал в ворота, и зрители кричали: "Голь!"» Как появился московский футбол, и кто стал его первыми звездами
  5. ^ "Sport". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2 October 1920. p. 3. Graßhoppers, (...) haben dieser Tage, wie wir hören, einen englischen Trainer, Mr. Gaskel von Bolton Wanderers, erhalten.
  6. ^ "1945 - The Year Tito Changed Football". thefootballlife.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2021.