Arnold Bliss

Arnold Bliss

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Percy Donald Bliss
Date of birth	(1909-11-08)8 November 1909
Place of birth	Wolstanton, England
Date of death
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Dartford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1929–1933	Port Vale	9	(0)
1933	West Ham United	0	(0)
1933–1934	Stalybridge Celtic
1934	Rochdale	5	(0)
	Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold Percy Donald Bliss (8 November 1909 – 1 December 1975) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Dartford, Port Vale, West Ham United, Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale, and Stafford Rangers.

Playing career

Bliss played for Dartford before joining Second Division side Port Vale in October 1929. He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Charlton Athletic at The Valley on 7 November 1931 and jockeyed with Jack Round for the number 5 jersey throughout the season; Round won this battle and kept Bliss to just six appearances. In the next season Bliss filled in for George Shenton on three occasions before being released from The Old Recreation Ground in April 1933. After a trial with West Ham United, he moved on to Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale and Stafford Rangers.

Statistics

• Sourced from Arnold Bliss profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1931–32	Second Division	6	0	0	0	6	0
	1932–33	Second Division	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	9	0
West Ham United	1932–33	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rochdale	1933–34	Third Division North	5	0	0	0	5	0