William John Herbert Arthur (14 February 1863 – 27 November 1930) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers and the England national side.

[1] Arthur began his career with local clubs Lower Bank Academy and King's Own, before joining Blackburn Rovers during 1880-81 season.

[1] In 1884 a correspondent of the Blackburn Times wrote the following about Arthur: "As a goalkeeper does not rank as a brilliant or tricky player, but he has the better quality of being safe, and whether engaged in important or small matches is invariably on the alert to prevent the scoring of any point against his side.

[4] Arthur was famously involved in anincident during the First Division match against Burnley in December 1891, at Turf Moor.

Referee Charles Clegg waited four minutes, and then started the second half, even though not all Rovers players were on the pitch.