My Dads Era and good enough to feature prominently in our New Club Museum.
signed from Blackpool Borough late 50's
I believe was Salford's 1st indigenous player ,post war
from RL Writer Sean Fagan
Quote colour barMcArthur was born in 1933 in Borroloola, Northern Territory.
McArthur moved to Adelaide in the early 1950s and became a noted short-distance runner. McArthur was also interested in playing Australian Rules Football, but was denied this because of a "colour bar".
Journalist John Pilger have claimed that McArthur was not selected for the Australian track team at the 1952 Summer Olympics because of racial discrimination, but this has been disputed.
McArthur played in the South Australian Rugby League and Western Australia Rugby League before moving to England to play a total of 165 games with Rochdale, Blackpool Borough, Salford and Workington Town '"
a more complete biography here by the excellent Tony Collins
[url=https://tony-collins.squarespace.com/rugbyreloaded/2014/1/26/wally-mcarthur-a-tributeWally McArthur a Tribute[/url
Graham Morris -
Quote colour barThe rugby league historian and lifelong Salford fan Graham Morris remembers as a young boy the excitement that was created at the Willows by Wally s arrival:
Tall and slim, Wally had the look, grace and speed of an outstanding athlete (which he certainly was) which, combined with a classic side-step, made him a great crowd pleaser at the Willows. Although the Reds were a mid-table team during this period, McArthur still managed 29 tries in 46 matches, a feat aided by the fact that he played outside either John Cheshire or Bob Preece, both robust centres prepared to take punishment and protect the gifted flyer. Wally was undoubtedly, until the arrival of David Watkins in 1967, the most exciting player seen in a Salford jersey in the post-Second World War years.'"
According to Collins Salford sold him to Workington for £3,000 in 1958
