Frank Mobley (21 November 1868 – 9 February 1956) was an English professional

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who played as a

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. He played in the

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for

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and

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. For

, Mobley scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions,Matthews, p. 111. and was leading scorer in three successive seasons, from 1893–94when he was also overall top scorer in the

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to 1895–96. In a 1950 interview, he told the ''

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'' that he "could have got a few more if e'dbeen as selfish as some of the present-day forwards who seem to want to do all the scoring." 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. Mobley died in Birmingham in 1956 at the age of 87.

Honours

Small Heath *

champions: 1892–93 * Second Division runners-up and promotion: 1893–94 * Second Division top scorer: 1893–94

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References

General * Specific 1868 births 1956 deaths Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English footballers Men's association football forwards Coventry City F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Bury F.C. players Gravesend United F.C. players Football Alliance players English Football League players Southern Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1860s-stub