Rod Arnold
Encyclopedia
Roderick James "Rod" Arnold (born 3 June 1952) is an English
former football goalkeeper who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town
, having started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers
. With 513 first-team appearances for Mansfield (440 in the league
), he is the holder of the club's all-time appearance record.
, where he signed his first professional contract in June 1970, and was the club's reserve goalkeeper behind Phil Parkes, but never played any competitive first-team games for Wolves.
In February 1971, he joined Mansfield Town on loan, keeping a clean sheet in his debut against Fulham
on 6 February 1971. He played 17 league games for the Stags in his first spell at the club, and subsequently returned to Wolverhampton.
In 1973, Arnold rejoined Mansfield on a permanent basis, and remained the team's first-choice goalkeeper for the next decade. He was a member of the Mansfield teams that won the Fourth Division
title in 1975
and the Third Division
championship in 1977
.
Arnold left Mansfield, and retired from the game in 1984. He has since worked as a goalkeeping coach for Hull City
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
former football goalkeeper who spent the majority of his career at Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
, having started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
. With 513 first-team appearances for Mansfield (440 in the league
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
), he is the holder of the club's all-time appearance record.
Career
Arnold began his career at his hometown club Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, where he signed his first professional contract in June 1970, and was the club's reserve goalkeeper behind Phil Parkes, but never played any competitive first-team games for Wolves.
In February 1971, he joined Mansfield Town on loan, keeping a clean sheet in his debut against Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
on 6 February 1971. He played 17 league games for the Stags in his first spell at the club, and subsequently returned to Wolverhampton.
In 1973, Arnold rejoined Mansfield on a permanent basis, and remained the team's first-choice goalkeeper for the next decade. He was a member of the Mansfield teams that won the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
title in 1975
1974-75 in English football
The 1974–75 season was the 95th season of competitive football in England.- First Division :Dave Mackay guided Derby County to their second league title in four years having overcome strong competition from Liverpool, Ipswich Town, Everton, Stoke City, Manchester City, Sheffield United and...
and the Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
championship in 1977
1976-77 in English football
The 1976–77 season was the 97th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:The Football League revamped the tie-breaking criteria for teams level of points, replacing the traditional goal average tie-breaker with one based on goal difference to try to encourage more scoring...
.
Arnold left Mansfield, and retired from the game in 1984. He has since worked as a goalkeeping coach for Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
.