Frank Mobley (21 November 1868 – 9 February 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played in the Football League for Small Heath and Bury.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Mobley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1868[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham,[2] England | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 1956 (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hockley Belmont | |||
| Cape Hill | |||
| 1886–1892 | Singers | ||
| 1892–1896 | Small Heath | 96 | (62) |
| 1896–???? | Bury | 3 | (0) |
| Gravesend United | |||
| 1900–1902 | Coventry City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
For Small Heath, Mobley scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions,[2] and was leading scorer in three successive seasons, from 1893–94 – when he was also overall top scorer in the Second Division[4] – to 1895–96.[5] In a 1950 interview, he told the Sports Argus that he "could have got a few more if [he'd] been as selfish as some of the present-day forwards who seem to want to do all the scoring."[6]
The 1939 Register lists Mobley as living in retirement with his son, also named Frank, and his family in the Five Ways district of Birmingham.[7] Mobley died in Birmingham in 1956 at the age of 87.[1][8]
Honours
editSmall Heath
- Second Division champions: 1892–93[a]
- Second Division runners-up and promotion: 1893–94
- Second Division top scorer: 1893–94[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Promotion and relegation was decided by test matches, in which the bottom club in the First Division played off against the top club from the Second Division for the right to play in the First Division. Small Heath lost the test match, so were not promoted despite winning the division.
References
editGeneral
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Specific
- ^ a b c "Mobley". Probate Calendar 1956. UK Probate Service. p. 874. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Matthews, p. 111.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Ross, James M. (9 June 2016). "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 142–43.
- ^ "He led Blues in 1892, now watches them". Sports Argus. Birmingham. 25 March 1950. p. 4.
- ^ "1939 England and Wales Register for Frank Mobley: Warwickshire: Birmingham CB: QATY: 384/5" – via Ancestry.co.uk.
- ^ "Frank Mobley England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007". Volume: 9C. Page: 585. Line: 117. Retrieved 10 July 2018 – via FamilySearch.
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