Andrew Mosley

Andrew Mosley
Personal information
Full name Andrew Mosley[1]
Date of birth 1885
Place of birth Sneinton, England[2]
Date of death 3 August 1917 (aged 31–32)[3]
Place of death West Flanders, Belgium[4]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sneinton
1906–1909 Notts County 11 (0)
1910–1915 New Brompton/Gillingham[a] 167 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Mosley (1885 – 3 August 1917) was an English professional footballer who made over 160 appearances in the Southern League for Gillingham as a right back.[5] He also played in the Football League for Notts County.[1]

Personal life

Mosley worked as a bricklayer and was married with a child.[6] He served as a private with the Royal Engineers and the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was killed in West Flanders on 3 August 1917.[4][6] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
New Brompton/Gillingham[a] 1910–11[5] Southern League First Division 22 0 1 0 23 0
1911–12[5] 37 0 1 0 38 0
1912–13[5] 38 0 4 0 42 0
1913–14[5] 36 0 4 0 40 0
1914–15[5] 34 0 1 0 35 0
Career total 167 0 11 0 178 0

Notes

a. ^ The club changed its name in 1912.

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 212. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Andrew Mosley | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b Andrew Mosley on Lives of the First World War
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Andrew Mosley". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Andrew Mosley". www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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