William John Moffatt (30 June 1897 – 17 October 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half or full back in the Scottish League for Bo'ness and in the English Football League for Portsmouth and Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William John Moffatt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1897[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 17 October 1952 (aged 55)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Southsea, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half, full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–192? | Bellshill Athletic | ||
| 192?–1925 | Bo'ness | ||
| 1925–1930 | Portsmouth | 130 | (2) |
| 1930–1932 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career edit
Moffatt was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, in 1897.[2] He played junior football for Bellshill Athletic before joining Bo'ness of Division Two.[2] He captained the team to the quarter-finals of the 1922–23 Scottish Cup, in which they performed well in a 4–2 defeat to Division One club Motherwell despite being handicapped by an injury to Moffatt.[3]
In 1925, he signed for English Second Division club Portsmouth. He soon established himself in the team, and was ever-present in the 1926–27 season in which they were promoted to the First Division.[4] He took his appearance total to 138 before being released in 1930 to join Brighton & Hove Albion of the Third Division South. He was already 32 years old, and Albion used him as a standby player to cover at right back and wing half.[1] In his first season, he contributed to a run of 16 league matches unbeaten that remained a club record until 2015.[5] After two seasons and 23 appearances, he left the Football League for non-league football in the Hampshire area.[1][6]
Moffatt died in Southsea, Hampshire, in 1952 at the age of 55.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Ferguson's flashes". Athletic News. Manchester. 26 February 1923. p. 8.
- ^ "Portsmouth Football Club History: 1920–1929: The Football League". The Pompey Chimes. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- ^ Owen, Brian (8 November 2015). "How PoW Charlie took over as Albion boss – and set a record which stood for almost 85 years". The Argus. Brighton. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Portsmouth's promising young footballers". Portsmouth Evening News. 27 September 1934. p. 8.
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