Andrew Mosley (1885 – 3 August 1917) was an English professional
footballer
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who made over 160 appearances in the
Southern League for
Gillingham as a
right back
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.
He also played in the
Football League
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for
Notts County.
Personal life
Mosley worked as a
bricklayer
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and was married with a child.
He served as a
private
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with the
Royal Engineers
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and the
South Wales Borderers during the
First World War
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and was killed in
West Flanders
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on 3 August 1917.
He is commemorated on the
Menin Gate.
Career statistics
Notes
a. The club changed its name in 1912.
References
1885 births
1917 deaths
Footballers from Nottingham
English footballers
English Football League players
Association football fullbacks
British Army personnel of World War I
Royal Engineers soldiers
British military personnel killed in World War I
South Wales Borderers soldiers
Carlton Town F.C. players
Notts County F.C. players
British bricklayers
Southern Football League players
Gillingham F.C. players
People from Sneinton
Footballers from Nottinghamshire
20th-century British businesspeople
Military personnel from Nottingham
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