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Arthur Nineham
George Arthur Nineham (1873 – 8 May 1950) was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He was one of the few locally born players to make the transition from mainly friendly matches to Southern League football.
Football career.
Nineham was born in Southampton and joined the recently created Southampton St. Mary's club in late 1892. His first recorded appearance was at inside-right in a Hampshire Senior Cup semi-final match against Portsmouth on 4
met Newbury on 13 October 1894 in the First Qualifying Round at the Antelope Ground. Saints were ""in particularly rampant mood"" and won 14–0, with hat-tricks from Herbert Ward and Arthur Nineham; this is still Southampton's biggest victory in a competitive match. They had easy victories in the next three rounds, defeating Reading 5–2, Marlow 7–3 and Warmley 5–1, with all four qualifying matches being played at the Antelope Ground. This meant that the Saints went into the draw for the First Round proper for