Arthur Martin McGarry was an English

English people

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 footballer.

Playing career

McGarry most likely joined Port Vale

Port Vale F.C.

Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...

 in the autumn

Autumn

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 of 1918. He played numerous games for the club in the war leagues and non-leagues before Vale were elected into the Football League

The Football League

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 in October 1919. He was a member of the sides that lifted that enjoyed double cup glory in 1920, but lost his place through injury in August 1920. He was released at the end of the 1920–21 season

1920–21 Port Vale F.C. season

The 1920–21 season was Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the Football League. The season peaked early with a double victory in the league over rivals Stoke, however any sense of euphoria evaporated in February with the sale of star striker Bobby Blood. The club failed to find...

 and moved on to Reading

Reading F.C.

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 and Rochdale

Rochdale A.F.C.

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.

Family

His brother

Sibling

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 J.McGarry was also a footballer, he played as a half-back for Goldenhill Wanderers. He also made one appearance for Port Vale, replacing Arthur in number 6 as half-back on 23 November 1918 in a war league game; a 4-1 loss at Burnley

Burnley F.C.

Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...

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Honours

with Port Vale

• Staffordshire Senior Cup
  Staffordshire Senior Cup
  The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
  
  winner: 1920
• North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1920 (shared)