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Players
Index
'the pocket
Hercules of his day, who used to rush
along the wing with his tongue protruding from the
left corner of his mouth...possibly no Sheffielder
has earned such fame.' - JAH Cotton
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Billy
Mosforth |
Wednesday FC,
Sheffield Albion FC,
Wednesday FC
9 caps, 3 goals
P 9 W 3 D
0 L 6 F 21: A 33
33%
successful
1877-82
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 780 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
William
Mosforth |
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Born |
2 January 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire [registered in
Sheffield, March 1858]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1861
census, William is the oldest of two children to James and Emily. They
live at 65 Brightmore Street in Sheffield. His father is warehouse man. |
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According to the 1871
census, William now has two more younger siblings, and with their parents,
they now live at The Portobello Tavern at 248 Portobello Street in
Sheffield where his father is the publican. |
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According to the 1881
census, William is a Publican at 29 King Street in Sheffield. He has Isaac
and Ellen Reed, a fishmonger and his wife, living with him. |
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Cannot be found on the 1891
census, but...
According to the 1893 Kelly's Directory of Leeds,
William was in charge of the Portobello Tavern in 248 Portobello Street,
Sheffield |
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Cannot be found on the 1901
census. |
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Cannot be found on the 1911
census, but the 1911 Census Summary reveals that Mr Mosforth is living at
248 Portobello Street with two females, probably his wife and daughter.
According to the 1919 White's Directory of Leeds, William was in
charge of the Portobello Tavern in 248 Portobello Street, Sheffield |
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Married |
to Margaret
Murphy or Lily Biggin
[registered in Ecclesall Bierlow, December 1890]. |
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Died |
11 July 1929, aged
71 years 190 days
[registered in Sheffield, September 1929]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
4", ?st.
?lbs [x]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Assisted three
Sheffield clubs, Hallam FC, Heeley FC and Providence FC, before joining Wednesday
FC from Ecclesfield FC. His next club was Sheffield Albion FC in 1878.
Played for Wednesday between December 1880 and January 1888; played for
Sheffield Rovers FC, and then Sheffield United FC in its conception era of
1889; also represented Sheffield FA and a touring side called The Zulu's. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
seven who became the 43rd players
(47) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 6, 3 March 1877, England 1 Scotland
3, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged
19 years
61 days. |
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Last match |
No. 16, 13 March 1882, Wales 5 England 3,
friendly match at Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
24 years 71 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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The 1881 census reveals
that Mosforth was a publican in Sheffield. In fact, Kelly's
Directory of Leeds reveals that from 1893 untill at least 1919, he was
running the Portabello Tavern in Sheffield. -
Ancestry.com |
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Billy Mosforth - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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9 |
9 |
780 |
3 |
260
min |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Billy Mosforth
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
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W/L |
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Home |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.25 |
50.0 |
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Away |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
13 |
24 |
-11 |
0 |
0 |
2.60 |
4.80 |
20.0 |
-3 |
| All - Friendly |
9 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
21 |
33 |
-12 |
1 |
0 |
2.33 |
3.67 |
33.3 |
-3 |
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Billy Mosforth
- Match History |
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Club: Wednesday F.C. -
1 full cap |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 9
full capsx
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Age 19 |
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1 |
6 |
3 March 1877 - England 1 Scotland 3,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
ol |
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Club: Sheffield
Albion F.C. - 5 full caps |
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Age 20 |
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2 |
7 |
2 March 1878 - Scotland 7 England 2,
Hampden Park,
Hampden Terrace, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
ol |
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Age 21 |
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3 |
8 |
18 January 1879 - England 2 Wales 1,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
ol |
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4 |
9 |
5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start
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ol |
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Age 22 |
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5 |
10 |
13 March 1880 - Scotland 5 England 4,
Hampden Park,
Hampden Terrace, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start
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ol |
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6 |
11 |
15 March 1880
- Wales 2 England 3,
The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Club: Wednesday F.C. -
3 full caps |
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Age 23 |
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7 |
12 |
26 February 1881 - England 0 Wales 1,
East Lancashire Cricket Club, Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn |
Fr |
HL |
Start |
ol |
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Age 24 |
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8 |
15 |
11 March 1882 - Scotland 5 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Hampden Terrace, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Start |
ol |
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9 |
16 |
13 March 1882 - Wales 5 England 3,
The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham |
Fr |
AL |
Start
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ol |
Notes
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