Frederick William Mouncher (19 November 1883 – 17 February 1918) was an English professional

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who played as a winger for

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and

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in the 1900s.

Playing career

Mouncher was born in

and played as an amateur with local sides Fitzhugh Rovers and Southampton Cambridge. He started his professional career in the summer of 1903 at The Dell where he teamed up with his former colleague at Fitzhugh Rovers, Fred Harrison. He made his debut for

on 26 September 1903 at outside left, replacing Joe Turner for one match. In February, he started a longer run as replacement to the injured

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, and played a total of ten games as the "Saints" took the Southern League title for the sixth (and last) time. He joined Southampton's summer 1904 tour of

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, during which they played teams representing

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and

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, winning 8–0 and 8–1 respectively. Mouncher, who was a "fast, direct forward", retained the left wing position for the start of the following season, but his lack of consistency led to him being dropped in favour of the veteran Harry Wood. He was recalled later in the season on the right, making a total of twenty appearances in 1904–05. For 1905–06 he featured more regularly, missing only two matches and contributing six goals, and at the end of the season he nearly joined

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who offered him "flattering terms"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mouncher, Fred 1883 births Footballers from Southampton 1918 deaths English men's footballers English Football League players Southern Football League players Southampton F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Men's association football wingers