Arthur Kempton

Arthur Richard Kempton was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Reading. In 2018, he was named in the RAF XI.

Personal life

Kempton worked as a carpenter. In July 1916, two years after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Flying Corps. By September 1918, Kempton had been promoted to corporal. Nearly 18 months after the armistice, he was discharged from the RAF Reserve in April 1920.