Arthur Richard Lever nicknamed "Buller", was a Welsh

Welsh people

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 professional footballer and Wales international

Wales national football team

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Career

Born in Cardiff

Cardiff

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, Lever joined his hometown club Cardiff City

Cardiff City F.C.

Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

 at the age of twenty-two in 1942 having played amateur football. He went on to play over one hundred wartime fixtures for the club before making his league debut during the 1946-47 season against Norwich City

Norwich City F.C.

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. He was ever present for the club in his first season and went on to play in one hundred and fourteen consecutive league games for the club, the run ending in March 1949 when he was injured in a match against Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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In September 1950 he joined Leicester City

Leicester City F.C.

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 for a fee of £17,000, eventually going on to become club captain. He spent four years at Filbert Street

Filbert Street

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 before returning to South Wales to play for Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

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 until his retirement from football in 1957 due to an achilles problem.

During his career Lever won just one cap for Wales when he played against Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 at Ninian Park

Ninian Park

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 in 1952. However it is widely believed he could have won more caps had he played in a different period as during his career Wales had numerous top level full backs.

Lever was well known as being a sporting all-rounder during his life and played numerus sports at different levels, including Baseball

Baseball

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, Basketball

Basketball

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, Cricket

Cricket

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 and Golf

Golf

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. He died on 20 August 2004 after spending a short time at a nursing home in Cardiff

Cardiff

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. He is buried in Thornhill, Cardiff.