Frank Moss (footballer, born 1909)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Leyland, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 1970 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Preston, England | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1929 | Preston North End | 24 | (0) |
| 1929–1931 | Oldham Athletic | 29 | (0) |
| 1931–1937 | Arsenal | 143 | (1) |
| Total | 196 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1934 | England | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1937–1940 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Moss (5 November 1909 – 7 February 1970) was an English football player and manager.
A goalkeeper, Moss was born in Leyland, Lancashire, and first played for Preston North End, joining them in 1928. After a year and 24 games for Preston, he joined Oldham Athletic (as an understudy to England No. 1 Jack Hacking). He played 29 league games in one-and-a-half seasons, before signing for Arsenal in November 1931 for £3,000.
Moss immediately took the first-team keeper's jersey from
Moss also played five times for England, making his debut on 14 April 1934 against
, in which seven Arsenal players started the match; England won 3–2.Moss is also the only Arsenal goalkeeper to score in a first-class match. On 16 March 1935, in a First Division match against
After retiring as a player, Moss was appointed manager of Hearts, where he became both the club's youngest manager and the first to enjoy complete autonomy in matters of team selection. He led his side to a second-place league finish in his first season in charge, however with the outbreak of World War II in 1940 he resigned to return home, and left football altogether. He died in 1970 at the age of 60.
See also
References
- ^ "1933/34 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "1934/35 F.A. Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal goalkeeper scores whilst on left wing". The Arsenal History. 29 November 2016.
- Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.