Arthur John Gimblett (1889–1957) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a winger.
Born on 6 February 1889 in Merthyr, he played for Morriston, Swansea (1911), Bolton Wanderers (Oct '11), Merthyr Town & Grimsby Town.
During the Great War, he joined the 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery at Swansea as a Gunner on 17 March 1915, giving his occupation as Medical Student. After fighting on the Somme, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1917 and seriously wounded in 1918.
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