James Alexander Arnold (born 6 August 1950) is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability.
After leaving Rising Brook, Arnold played for non-League Stafford Rangers and also appeared on loan for the Sandbach Ramblers.
He was signed by Blackburn Rovers manager Howard Kendall in 1979 to provide competition for John Butcher and went on to make his Football League debut at the age of 29.
Arnold spent some of the 1983–84 campaign on loan at Alan Kelly's Preston North End and played six games for the Third Division club.
He was an unused substitute in the 1984 FA Charity Shield, which Everton won with a 1–0 victory over Merseyside derby rivals Liverpool.
He was a shot-stopping goalkeeper who mostly remained on his line and relied on his defenders to deal with crosses; former Port Vale teammate Robbie Earle stated that "you could not wish to meet a nicer, more level-headed fella".
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