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Billy Moon
Old Westminsters FC and Corinthians FC

7 caps, 8 goals conceded
79% successful
1888-91
disciplined: none
captaincies: 1
minutes played: 630


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Billy Moon Profile

Full name William Robert Moon
Popular name Billy Moon
Born 27 June 1868 at Maida Vale, London;
Died 9 January 1943 at Hendon, Middlesex, aged 74 years 216 days;
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended Westminster School, making the XI in 1884-85, progressed to play with Old Westminsters FC, and guested for Corinthians FC between 1886 and 1901; Also represented London FA in 1887;
Club honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Played first class cricket for Middlesex CCC

England Career

Player number One of seven players who became the 140th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper;
First match No. 32, 4 February 1888, Wales 1 England 5, a British Championship match at Nantwich Road, Crewe. Aged 19 years 222 days;
Last match No. 43, 6 April 1891, England 2 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Ewood Park, Blackburn, aged 22 years 283 days
Major tournaments British Championship 1887-88, 1888-89, 1889-90, 1890-91;
Team honours British Championship 1887-88, 1889-90 (shared), 1890-91;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None

Beyond England

A solicitor by profession, admitted in 1891, he was a partner in a firm practising in Bloomsbury. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.176-7.

 

Billy Moon - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp
Apps
Mins. GA GA Av.
min
Comp GA Clean
Sheets
Cln
Sht Av.
Capt. Disc.
7 7 7 630 8 79 min 8 1 14% 1 None

 

Billy Moon - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 0 0 2.667 1.667 66.7 +1
Away 4 3 1 0 14 3 +11 0 1 3.50 0.75 87.5 +3
All 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4

 

Billy Moon - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4
All 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4

 

Billy Moon - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1887-88 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 0 1 5.00 0.50 100.0 +2
BC 1888-89 2 1 0 1 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC 1889-90 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
BC 1890-91 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC Total 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4
All Tournaments
BC All 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4
All 7 5 1 1 22 8 +14 0 1 3.143 1.143 78.6 +4

 

Billy Moon - Match History
Club: Old Westminsters F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 7 full caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 7 full caps
1 32 04-Feb-1888 Wales 1 England 5 Nantwich Road, Crewe BC AW Start n/a
2 33 17-Mar-1888 Scotland 0 England 5 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC AW Start n/a
3 35 23-Feb-1889 England 4 Wales 1 Victoria Ground, Stoke-Upon-Trent BC HW Start n/a
4 37 13-Apr-1889 England 2 Scotland 3 The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC HL Start n/a
5 38 15-Mar-1890 Wales 1 England 3 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrecsam BC AW Start n/a
6 40 05-Apr-1890 Scotland 1 England 1 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC AD Start n/a
7 43 06-Apr-1891 England 2 Scotland 1 Ewood Park, Blackburn BC HW Captain n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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