▁Hy de ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Mid lands , ▁signing - on ▁for ▁Conference ▁North ▁club ▁Alf re ton ▁Town , ▁helping ▁them ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁achieve ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Conference ▁National ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season . ▁Arnold ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁out standing ▁perform ers ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁immediately ▁became ▁a ▁fans ' ▁favour ite . ▁He ▁contributed ▁ 1 3 ▁goals ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁started ▁badly ▁as ▁Arnold ▁missed ▁a ▁large ▁proportion ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁breaking ▁his ▁met at ars al ▁which ▁added ▁to ▁Alf re ton ▁Town ' s ▁already ▁length y ▁injury ▁list . ▁After ▁returning ▁he ▁scored ▁at ▁both ▁ends ▁in ▁a ▁b izar re ▁game ▁against ▁Hay es ▁& ▁Y ead ing ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁injury ▁time ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁being ▁ 3 – 2 . ▁Arnold ▁began ▁to ▁play ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁in ▁Alf re ton ▁Town ' s ▁u pt urn ▁in ▁form ▁from ▁the ▁half way ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁by ▁contrib uting ▁goals ▁and ▁ass ists , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁named ▁runner - up ▁for ▁the ▁supp or ters ' ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁sust aining ▁the ▁team ' s ▁Conference ▁National ▁status . ▁His ▁contract ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁season ▁and ▁thus