Hugh Moffat (footballer)

Hugh Moffat (24 January 1885 – 14 November 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Burnley and Oldham Athletic.[1][3] He won one cap for the England national football team, in a match against Wales on 17 March 1913 and represented the Football League XI.[2][4]

Hugh Moffat
Personal information
Full name Hugh Moffat[1]
Date of birth 24 January 1885[2]
Place of birth Congleton, England
Date of death 14 November 1952(1952-11-14) (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Congleton, England[2]
Playing position(s) Wing half, left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1903 Congleton Town
1903–1904 Congleton Swifts
1904–1910 Burnley 201 (13)
1910–1916 Oldham Athletic 162 (10)
1919–1920 Chesterfield Municipal
1920–1924 Congleton Town
National team
1910–1912 Football League XI 2 (0)
1913 England 1 (0)
Teams managed
1920–1924 Congleton Town (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Moffat was married and had four children.[2] As of 1907, he was working as a coach painter.[2] He served as a private in the Cheshire Regiment, the King's (Liverpool Regiment), the Labour Corps and the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) during the First World War.[5] He was the licensee of a pub in Congleton between 1922 and 1940.[2]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 207. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "England Players – Hugh Moffat". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. "Moffatt Hugh Oldham Athletic 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Hugh Moffat". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "Hugh Moffat | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 December 2018.


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