Hugh Moffat (footballer)
Hugh Moffat (24 January 1885 – 14 November 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Burnley and Oldham Athletic.[1][3] He won one cap for the England national team, in a match against Wales on 17 March 1913 and represented the Football League XI.[2][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugh Moffat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1885[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Congleton, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 1952 (aged 67)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Congleton, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1903 | Congleton Town | ||
| 1903–1904 | Congleton Swifts | ||
| 1904–1910 | Burnley | 201 | (13) |
| 1910–1916 | Oldham Athletic | 162 | (10) |
| 1919–1920 | Chesterfield Municipal | ||
| 1920–1924 | Congleton Town | ||
| International career | |||
| 1910–1912 | Football League XI | 2 | (0) |
| 1913 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1920–1924 | Congleton Town (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Moffat was married and had four children, one of whom, Sid, also became a professional footballer.[2] As of 1907, he was working as a coach painter.[2] He served as a private in the Cheshire Regiment, the King's (Liverpool Regiment), the Labour Corps and the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) during the First World War and was discharged from the army on 28 May 1918, suffering from chronic nephritis.[5] Moffat was the licensee of a pub in Congleton between 1922 and 1940.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 207. ISBN 9781905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "England Players – Hugh Moffat". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Moffatt Hugh Oldham Athletic 1912". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Hugh Moffat". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Hugh Moffat | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 December 2018.