Arthur Leighton

Arthur Francis Leighton MC was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Born in Australia, Leighton was educated at Bishop's Stortford College and studied at Caius College, Cambridge. At Cambridge he won a blue in 1908, 1909, and 1910 and captained the Cambridge team in his final year. He also made his England debut in 1909.
He served with the Royal Field Artillery during World War I, won a Military Cross as a lieutenant and was severely gassed, despite which he continued to play.
He played club hockey for Walsall and representative hockey for the Midlands and Staffordshire. At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the [1920 Summer Olympics|Great Britain] at the hockey tournament.
He retired from playing in 1927 and worked for AS Smith & Sons hardware manufacturers in Walsall, in addition to being appointed an England selector.