|
|
|
Frank
Moss |
Aston Vila FC
5 caps, 0 goals
P 5 W 1 D
3 L 1 F 6: A
5
50% successful
1921-24
disciplined: none
captaincies: one
minutes played: 450 |
|
,%20Frank.jpg) |
|
Profile |
|
Full name |
Frank Moss |
|
Born |
17 April
1895 in Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered in
Aston, June 1895]. |
|
Census Notes |
According to the 1901
census, Frank is the third of four children to George Henry and Sarah Ann
(née Sollis). They are one of two families that live at 70 Phillips
Street in Aston Manor, the other being the Sollis family. His father is a
boatman on the canal. |
|
According to the 1911
census, still at 70 Phillips Street, Frank now has four more younger
siblings, and now just one of the Sollis' live with them, his grandmother.
Frank is now also a boatman, along with his father. The census reveals
that his parents had eleven children, and that three had died. |
|
Married |
to Katie Jackson
[registered in Birmingham, September 1916]. Three children,
Frank, Nellie and Amos. |
|
Died |
15 September 1965
in Worcestershire, Worcestershire,
aged
70 years 151 days
[registered in Worcestershire, September 1965]. |
|
Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
4lbs [1920]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played football in Birmingham schools and joined Walsall FC aged
only 15 years. Signed for Aston Villa FC in February 1914 for a £250
transfer fee. Signed for Cardiff City FC in January 1929 for six months,
signing for Bromsgrove Rovers FC as their player-manager in the 1929 close
season. He subsequently played two seasons with Worcester City FC before
retiring. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1919-20, runners-up 1923-24; |
|
Individual honours |
Football League (two appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
His two sons, Frank and Amos played for Aston Villa FC. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
423rd
player to appear for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Half-back |
|
First match |
No. 127,
22 October 1921,
Ireland
1 England
1,
a British Championship match at Windsor
Park, Belfast, aged 26 years
188 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 140, 12 April 1924,
England 1 Scotland
1,
a British Championship match at
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London, aged
28 years 361 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
British Championships 1921-22, 1922-23,
1923-24; |
|
Team honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Beyond England |
|
After hanging up his boots,
became a licensee in a Worcester hostelry for 35 years. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.182. |
|
Frank Moss - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
5 |
5 |
4 |
450 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
one |
None |
|
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. |
|
Frank Moss
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Away |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.20 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Frank Moss
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.20 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Frank Moss
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1921-22 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| BC 1922-23 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| BC 1923-24 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.00 |
0.75 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Frank Moss
- Match History |
|
Club: Aston
Villa F.C. - 5 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 5
full capsx
|
|
|
Age 26 |
|
1 |
127 |
22 October 1921 -
Ireland
1 England
1,
Windsor
Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
hb |
|
2 |
129 |
8 April 1922 -
England 0 Scotland
1,
Villa Park, Birmingham |
HL |
Start |
hb |
|
Age 27 |
|
3 |
130 |
21 October 1922 -
England 2
Ireland
0,
The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
BC |
HW |
Start |
hb |
|
Age 28 |
|
4 |
138 |
1 November 1923 -
Belgium
2 England 2, Bosuil Stadion, Antwerpen |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
hb |
|
5 |
140 |
12 April 1924 -
England 1 Scotland
1,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
HD |
Captain |
hb |
Notes
____________________
CG
|
|
England
Football Online