Adrian Paul "Adie" Moses (born 4 May 1975) is an English former footballer. He made over 300 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League between 1993 and 2008, he notably played for Barnsley having also featured for Huddersfield Town, Crewe Alexandra, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town and Gainsborough Trinity. He also represented England at Under-21 level.[1]

Adie Moses
Moses playing for Mansfield Town in 2008
Personal information
Full name Adrian Paul Moses
Date of birth (1975-05-04) 4 May 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2001 Barnsley 151 (3)
2001–2003 Huddersfield Town 69 (1)
2003–2006 Crewe Alexandra 57 (0)
2006–2008 Lincoln City 50 (1)
2008–2009 Mansfield Town 38 (0)
2009 Gainsborough Trinity 15 (0)
Total 380 (5)
International career
England U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Mansfield Town (caretaker)
2009 Gainsborough Trinity (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Moses joined Barnsley as a junior in 1993, making over 150 appearances for the club and appearing in the Premiership.[1][2] He joined Huddersfield Town for a fee in the region of £250,000 in December 2000,[2] where he made 69 league appearances in two-and-a-half seasons.[3] Whilst at the club he scored twice; once against Ebbsfleet in the FA Cup[4] and once against Notts County in the league.[5] He left Huddersfield on a free transfer in July 2003 and joined Crewe Alexandra on a two-year contract.[1] Injuries restricted him to 57 appearances in three seasons and he was released by Crewe at the end of the 2005–06 season.[6] He then moved to Lincoln City[6] and score on his debut against Notts County,[7] but was not a regular in the first team in the 2007–08 season and was released at the end of the season.[8][9] He joined Conference National club Mansfield Town in July 2008.[10]

Moses was Captain of Mansfield Town. In December 2008, he was appointed Mansfield's caretaker manager, along with fellow player Mark Stallard, who also played for Lincoln City, after the sacking of Billy McEwan.[11]

On 29 May 2009 Moses signed,[12] for Gainsborough Trinity. On 27 August it was announced he would take over as caretaker manager of the club following the dismissal of manager Steve Charles, and the resignation of former caretaker managers Dave Reeves and Steve Blatherwick, until the appointment of the new manager, who was revealed as Brian Little. [13]

Personal life edit

On 10 November 2009, Moses retired from professional football due to ongoing injury troubles, and to concentrate on business interests away from the sport.[14] He now works as a financial consultant for Paul Kerr Associates,[15] a company set up by Paul Kerr in 2002 to offer financial advice to professional footballers.

Personal life edit

In 2008, Moses graduated from Staffordshire University with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.[16]

Honours edit

Barnsley

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Crewe seal Moses deal". BBC Sport. 8 July 2003. Archived from the original on 18 March 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Moses makes move". BBC Sport. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Adie Moses". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Huddersfield 2 – 1 Ebbsfleet". ESPN. 17 November 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Huddersfield 3–0 Notts County". BBC. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 18 June 2004. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Moses set to complete Imps move". BBC Sport. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  7. ^ "Lincoln 1–1 Notts County". BBC. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. ^ "Contract delay a concern – Moses". BBC Sport. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Imps release goalkeeper Marriott". BBC Sport. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  10. ^ "Stags sign duo as McEwan rebuilds". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  11. ^ "Boss McEwan sacked by Mansfield". BBC Sport. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 13 December 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  12. ^ "Adie Moses Joins Gainsborough". The Forgotten Imp. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Gainsborough Trinity chairman Peter Swann expects an answer from his number one managerial target by Friday | This is Lincolnshire". thisislincolnshire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ http://www.sportsecho.co.uk/news/Lincoln-City-defender-Adie-Moses-retires/article-1500997-detail/article.html[dead link]
  15. ^ "Paul Kerr Associates Team". Paul Kerr Associates. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  16. ^ "Hats off to our super students". Professional Footballers' Association. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

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