Arthur James Read (born 3 November 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club York City. He is a product of the Luton Town academy.
Career Luton Town A midfielder, Read began his career with Luton Town at under-9 level. He progressed through the club's academy to the under-18 team and was awarded a scholarship in February 2016. He made his first-team debut as a 90th-minute substitute for Jake Gray in a 3–1 home defeat to Millwall in an EFL Trophy group stage match on 8 November 2016, and signed a three-year professional contract with the club two weeks later. Read continued to play predominantly for the club's development and under-18 teams, with whom he won the Bedfordshire Premier Cup in 2016 and the Youth Alliance Cup in 2018. During the next two seasons, he made six further EFL Trophy appearances, and was loaned out to National League South club Hemel Hempstead Town for one month, where he made five appearances. Read rejected the offer of a new development contract in the summer of 2019 and departed Kenilworth Road having made seven appearances and scored one goal.
Brentford Read joined Championship club Brentford on 12 July 2019 to play in their B team, signing a one-year contract with the option of a further year, for a compensation fee. Having made 30 appearances and scored five goals in his first season with the B team, Brentford exercised the option to extend Read's contract in July 2020. He spent the entire 2020–21 season away on loan and departed when his contract expired.
Stevenage On 10 September 2020, Read joined League Two club Stevenage on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season. He made 38 appearances, scored two goals and joined the club on a permanent contract at the end of the season.
Colchester United On 3 January 2023, Read signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with League Two side Colchester United.
York City On 26 June 2026, Read joined newly-promoted York City.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLuton Town2016–17League Two00000010102017–18League Two00000020202018–19League One0000004141Total0000007171Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)2018–19National League South40——1050Brentford2019–20Championship000000—002020–21Championship——00—00Total000000—50Stevenage (loan)2020–21League Two32230—30382Stevenage2021–22League Two1912010302512022–23League Two110103051201Total6236040111834Colchester United 2022–23League Two2000000002002023–24League Two4151010304652024–25League Two3911020504712025-26League Two405101041466Total14011304012115912Career total20614908031325117
Honours Individual Colchester United Player of the Year: 2023–24 Colchester United Players' Player of the Year: 2023–24
References
External links Profile at the Colchester United F.C. website