Frank Moss (footballer, born 1895)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Moss[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Aston, England | ||
Date of death | 15 September 1965[2] | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Worcester, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Youth career | |||
Burlington Street | |||
–1910 | Aston Manor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1914 | Walsall | ||
1914–1929 | Aston Villa | 255 | (9) |
1929 | Cardiff City | 9 | (0) |
Bromsgrove Rovers | |||
Worcester City | |||
International career | |||
1921–1924 | England | 5 | (0) |
Football League XI | 2 | (0) | |
Managerial career | |||
Bromsgrove Rovers (player-manager) | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Moss (17 April 1895 – 15 September 1965) was an English professional football wing half who made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1] He was capped by England at international level and represented the Football League XI.[4]
Career
After beginning his career in local Birmingham football,[5] Moss joined First Division club Aston Villa for a £250 fee in February 1914 and made two appearances during the 1914–15 season,[2] but he had to wait until after the First World War before he could resume his career.[2] He captained the club and was a part of the Villa teams which won the 1919–20 FA Cup and finished runners-up in 1923–24.[2][4] After a dispute over a testimonial and a ban from the FA, Moss departed Villa Park in January 1929, after making 255 appearances and scoring 9 goals for the club.[4][2] He finished the 1928–29 season with First Division club Cardiff City and left to join Birmingham Combination club Bromsgrove Rovers as player-manager for the 1929–30 season.[4] Moss finished his career with Worcester City.[4]
Personal life
Moss was married and had four children, two of whom became footballers – Amos and Frank Jr.[4] In November 1915, 15 months after Britain's entry into the First World War, Moss enlisted as a private in the Lincolnshire Regiment.[2] He saw action during the Third Battle of Ypres and wounds to his left knee saw him sent back to Britain to be a physical training instructor.[2] Moss ended the war with the rank of corporal.[6] As of 1939, Moss was the licensed victualler of a hostelry in Worcester.[4]
Honours
Aston Villa
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1914–15[2] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1919–20[2] | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
1920–21[2] | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
1921–22[2] | 35 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
1922–23[2] | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
1923–24[2] | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
1924–25[2] | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
1925–26[2] | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
1926–27[2] | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
1927–28[2] | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
1928–29[2] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 255 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 283 | 9 | ||
Cardiff City | 1928–29[2] | First Division | 9 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 264 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 292 | 9 |
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 212. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Frank Moss Aston Villa". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Aston Villa". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "England Players – Frank Moss". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Moss Frank Aston Villa 1923". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Frank James Moss | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- 1895 births
- 1965 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English Football League representative players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Association football wing halves
- Royal Lincolnshire Regiment soldiers
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Bromsgrove Rovers F.C. managers
- English football managers