Career
Arthur Rigby was an electrician by trade who initially started his football career as a goalkeeper until after a trial with Stockport County, signed as a winger for Crewe Alexandra after the First World War. In March 1921 he signed for Bradford City for £1,200 when City director Allan Welch took time away from business in Crewe to take him from non-league football to Division One. He played 13 games, scoring one goal, in his first season at City, before the club was relegated in his first full season.
He scored five goals in the club"s first season in Division Two during the 1922-1923 season finishing as the club"s joint top goal-scorer.
He remained at City for another two seasons, finishing with 21 goals from 121 league appearances, before he returned to the top flight when paid £2,500 for his services. After 156 league appearances and 42 goals, he left Rovers to sign for in November 1929.
He later played for Clapton Orient and finished his career back at Crewe, where he died in March 1960, aged 59. He scored two goals in his second game against Belgium a month later in a convincing 9–1 victory.