Ervine Mosby

Ervine Mosby
Personal information
Full name Ervine Pyrah Mosby
Irving Pyrah Mosby
Born October 1877[1]
Garforth, England[2]
Died 1916 (aged 38)[3]
Bradford, England
Playing information

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1904–≥06 Bradford FC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905 England 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [4][5]

Ervine Pyrah Mosby[6][lower-alpha 1] (1877–1916), also known as Irving Mosby,[7] was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Bradford.[4] Prior to Tuesday 27 August 1895, Bradford FC was a rugby union club, it then became a rugby league club, and since 1907 it has been the association football (soccer) club Bradford Park Avenue.

Playing career

Mosby was born in Garforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 38 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Playing career

International honours

Mosby won a cap for England while at Bradford FC in 1905 against Other Nationalities.[5]

Championship Final appearances

Mosby played in Bradford FC's 5-0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season.[8]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Mosby was a reserve to travel in Bradford FC's 5-0 victory over Salford in the 1906 Challenge Cup Final during the 1905–06 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds.[9]

County Cup Final appearances

Mosby played in Bradford FC's 8-5 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1906 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1906–07 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 1 December 1906.[10]

Notes

  1. ↑ The englandrl.co.uk website previously stated Mosby's forename as Edward, it now states E.P., whereas rlhp.co.uk states Mosby's forename as Irving. In records, his name is alternately spelt Ervin, Erwin, Ervine, Irving and Irwin.

References

  1. ↑ West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985 for Erwin Pyrah Mosby, Baptised 23 January 1878, aged 13 weeks
  2. ↑ 1901 England Census
  3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  4. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Yorkshire Senior Cup". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 29 October 1906. The best man on the field was undoubtably Ervine Mosby…
  7. ↑ "Northern Rugby League". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 6 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 5 July 2018. It will be good news to all followers of the club that Irving Mosby, who when in form is one of the best centre three-quarters in the Northern Union, hopes to be able to play again in a fortnight or three weeks.
  8. ↑ "1903/04 Northern Union Champions". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "1906 Challenge Cup winning team". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Irving (Erving) Mosby". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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