Arthur Sanders was an English

England

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 teacher

Teacher

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 and professional footballer who played for London University, Peterborough & Fletton United

Peterborough & Fletton United F.C.

Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. was an English football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. The club existed from 1923 until 1932 and played at London Road.-History:...

, Northfleet United

Northfleet United F.C.

Northfleet United Football Club was a football club based in Northfleet, Kent.Founded in 1890, Northfleet United joined the Kent League in 1906-07 and were runners-up in their inaugural season. They followed that with three championship titles in 1907-08, 1908-09 and 1919-20...

, Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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 and Clapton Orient.

Early life

Sanders was educated at Raynham Road school and the Latymer School in Edmonton and played football for both schools. At the end of World War I

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 he joined the Mercantile and Marine

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. During a visit to Argentina

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 he found time to turn out for local club Rosario Central

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.

Football career

Sanders played for the London University before joining Peterborough & Fletton United where he was a member of the side which won the Southern Football League

Southern Football League

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 title in 1923–24. Sanders a talented striker

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 joined Tottenham Hotspur as an amateur in December 1923. He went on to play for club's "nursery" team Northfleet United. Sanders returned to Tottenham and made his debut for the Lilywhites in February, 1927. He went on to make 13 appearances and score seven goals for the North London

North London

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 club. Sanders re-joined Northfleet and stayed a further four years at the Kent

Kent

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 club. In 1929 he signed for Clapton Orient and found the net on six occasions in 56 matches in all competitions between 1929–32. Sanders retired from professional football in 1933.

Post-footballing career

Sanders trained at the London University to become a teacher. In his first spell at Northfleet United he also taught at the Silver Street school in Edmonton. After retiring from competitive football in 1933 he returned to teaching and took up a post at the Raglan school in the Bush Hill Park

Bush Hill Park

Bush Hill Park is a locality within the London Borough of Enfield. Situated mile south east of Enfield Town and immediately to the west of the branch railway line from Edmonton Green to Enfield Town which forms a boundary between the historic parishes of Enfield and Edmonton. Much of the district...

 area of Enfield

London Borough of Enfield

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and later became headmaster until the 1960s. He later acted as an administrator for the Edmonton and district football association.