Andrew Mosley

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

Andrew Mosley (1885 – 3 August 1917) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Notts County.[1]

Personal life

Mosley was a bricklayer and was married with a child.[3] He served as a private with the Royal Engineers and the South Wales Borderers during the First World War and was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 3 August 1917.[3] He is commemorated on the Menin Gate.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gillingham 1910–11[4] Southern League First Division 22 0 1 0 23 0
1911–12[4] 37 0 1 0 38 0
1912–13[4] 38 0 4 0 42 0
1913–14[4] 36 0 4 0 40 0
1914–15[4] 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. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 212. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Andrew Mosley". www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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