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Arthur Jepson played for which team from 1938 to 1946?
Arthur Jepson Arthur Jepson ( 12 July 1915 – 17 July 1997 ) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire . In addition to cricket he was also an accomplished football goalkeeper who played over 100 games in the Football League before turning his hand to management . A right-arm fast-medium bowler for Nottinghamshire between 1938 and 1959 , he took 1050 first-class wickets , becoming one of the top ten most prolific bowlers in the clubs history . He then spent 26 years as an umpire , presiding over four Test matches . In his footballing career he played for non-league sides Newark Town , Mansfield Town , and Grantham Town , before playing for Port Vale either side of World War II . He then spent 1946 to 1948 in the top-flight with Stoke City , before winding down his career following a two-year stint with Lincoln City . He later turned out for non-league sides Northwich Victoria and Gloucester City , and also briefly managed Long Eaton United and Hinckley United . Cricket career . Jepson , a right-arm fast-medium bowler , made his county debut as a 23-year-old in 1938 . He had his best summer in 1947 when he took 115 wickets at 27.78 , the only occasion when he took more than 100 wickets in a season . On the back of his prolific summer he represented the Marylebone Cricket Club twice the following year . In a match against Leicestershire in 1958 , his penultimate season , he took a career best 8 for 45 to dismiss Leicestershire in their second innings for 128 . He brought up his 1000th first-class wicket when he had first innings century maker and captain Willie Watson caught by Norman Hill . He batted mostly in the lower order and made a solitary century in his first-class career , an innings of 130 against Worcestershire at Trent Bridge when he shared in a sixth wicket partnership of 270 with opener Reg Simpson . After retiring as a cricketer , Jepson turned to umpiring and officiated in county matches up until 1985 . He umpired in the Gillette Cup and NatWest Trophy from 1963 to 1987 . Between 1966 and 1969 he umpired four Test matches , the first of which was between England and the West Indies at Nottingham , where Basil Butcher scored a double hundred . He also umpired in five One Day Internationals , including three at the 1975 Cricket World Cup ; East Africa vs India , Sri Lanka vs West Indies , and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka . Football career . In football Jepson was a goalkeeper , after leaving Newark Town he played for Mansfield Town and then Grantham Town . In June 1938 he joined Port Vale and made his Third Division South debut in a 1–0 defeat at Clapton Orient on 8 September . He proved to be a more competent keeper than George Heppell and was an ever-present at The Old Recreation Ground during the rest of the 1938–39 season despite problems with injury and gaining permission to play from Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club . Also a regular during the 1939–40 campaign , during the war he guested for Nottingham Forest , Watford , Notts County and Swansea Town . After his demobbing from the forces in October 1945 he was one of six pre-war Port Vale players who returned to Burslem , regaining his place in the side . After suffering a serious spinal injury in February 1946 he missed the rest of the season . He also missed the start of the 1946–47 season , this time due to his cricketing commitments . In September 1946 , having played 92 games for the Vale over all competitions , he was sold to local rivals Stoke City for a £3,750 fee , as Vale manager Billy Frith believed Heppell to be a superior goalkeeper . Stoke manager Bob McGrory used Jepson in 31 games in 1946–47 , ahead of rivals Dennis Herod and Emmanuel Foster , as the Potters recorded a fourth-place finish in the First Division – a club record finish that still stands . However Jepson made just one appearance in 1947–48 , with Herod being the preferred stopper . After two seasons at the Victoria Ground , he moved on to newly promoted Second Division side Lincoln City in 1948 . He kept goal for Bill Andersons side in 58 league games , as the Imps were relegated in last place in 1948–49 , only missing out on promotion out of the Third Division North by four points in 1949–50 . Leaving Sincil Bank in 1950 he later played for non-league sides Northwich Victoria and Gloucester City before becoming the first manager of Long Eaton United in June 1956 , before he departed in March 1957 after 15 wins in 29 games . He later managed Hinckley Town and Hinckley Athletic and scout for Coventry City and Middlesbrough . Personal life . Jepson had one son and one daughter , and in later life he helped his son ( a golf professional ) , manage a sports equipment shop near the family home at Kirkby-in-Ashfield . Statistics . Source :