John Moody (1 November 1904 – 23 April 1963) was an English

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. His regular position was as a

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. Moody was born in

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and first played in local football in the

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. He was signed by

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's Arsenal in August 1925 but was initially fourth-choice goalkeeper behind Jock Robson, Bill Harper and Dan Lewis. He didn't make his first team debut for nearly two years, it coming in a 3–2 defeat away to

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on 4 May 1927. Moody went on to keep goal in the final match of 1926-27, a 4-0

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win, and covered for Lewis the following season in four matches while the latter was injured; his final game was a 6–4 defeat at

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on 7 January 1928. After just six games in three years at Arsenal, Moody moved to Bradford Park Avenue in the 1928 close season. He spent two years at Bradford before stints at

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, Manchester United and finally

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, winning the

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title in 1935-36.

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External links

MUFCInfo.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moody, John 1904 births 1963 deaths English men's footballers Manchester United F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Sheffield