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Frank
Moss |
Arsenal FC
4 caps,
6 goals against
one clean sheet
P 4 W 2 D
0 L 2 F 8: A 6
50% successful
1934
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Frank Moss |
|
Born |
5 November 1909 in Leyland,
Lancashire
[registered in
Chorley, Lancashire, December 1909]. |
|
Census Notes |
According to the 1911
census, Frank is the youngest of two children to Robert Edward and Sarah
Ellen. His father is a rainproof and waterproof cutter. They live at 14
Turpin Green Lane in Leyland. |
|
Died |
7 February 1970 in Preston,
aged
60 years 94 days
[registered in Preston, Lancashire, March 1970]. |
|
Height/Weight |
5' 9½", 11st.
6lbs [1932]. |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played his early
football with Lostock Hall FC, and then with works team, Leyland Motors
FC, where he worked as a driller. Joined Preston North End FC on amateur
forms in October 1927, turning professional in February 1928,
keeping goal on 24 league ocassions. Joined Oldham Athletic FC in
May 1929, making 29 league appearances.
Arsenal FC signed Moss in November 1931 for £3000. He scored a
league goal against Everton on 16 March 1935. He was playing an as
outfield player, after he injured his shoulder playing in goal.
Unfortunately, that same shoulder injury curtailed his career a year later
after 143 league appearances. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1931-32; Football League Champions
1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances) |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
|
Player number |
594th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First match |
No. 191,
14 April 1934, England 3
Scotland
0, a British
Championship match at
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 24 years
160 days. |
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Last match |
No. 195,
14 November 1934,
England 3
Italy
2, a friendly match at
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, aged
25 years 9 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championships 1933-34; |
|
Team honours |
None |
|
Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Moss also managed Scottish club Heart
of Midlothian FC from March 1937 until 1940, when he resigned because of
the issues of war. Became a licensee in Chorley. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.182. |
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Frank Moss - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 4 |
4 |
1 |
360 |
6 |
60 |
0 |
1 |
25% |
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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Frank Moss
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
Away |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.667 |
2.00 |
33.3 |
-1 |
| All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Frank Moss
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1933-34 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Frank Moss
- Match History |
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Club: Arsenal F.C. -
4 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 4
full capsx
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Age 24 |
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1 |
191 |
14 April 1934 - England 3
Scotland
0,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley, London |
BC |
HW |
Start |
gk |
|
2 |
192 |
10 May 1934 -
Hungary 2
England 1,
Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest |
Tour |
AL |
Start |
gk |
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3 |
193 |
17 May 1934 -
Czechoslovakia
2 England 1, Stadión Letná, Praha |
AL |
Start |
gk |
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Age 25 |
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4 |
195 |
14 November 1934 -
England 3
Italy
2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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