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  • Since 1880 to 1884, Billy Mosforth held England's record for international appearances

Football player Billy Mosforth

William Mosforth
Billy Mosforth
Born on 2 January 1858, Sheffield
Died on 11 July 1929, Sheffield (aged 71)

National team appearances of Billy Mosforth

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
England
1877 - 1882930.333
Total:930.333

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Sheffield Albion FC, Sheffield03 Mar 18771
The Wednesday FC, Sheffield02 Mar 1878 - 13 Mar 1882830.375
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Goals
Goals/ Caps
Friendly matches and other tournaments
9
3
0.333
Total:
9
3
0.333
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
3 Mar 1877
Scotland
debut19 years 2 months 1 day
5 Apr 1879
Scotland
first goal21 years 3 months 3 days
15 Mar 1880
Wales
record for caps (held up to 23 Feb 1884)22 years 2 months 13 days
13 Mar 1882
Wales
last appearance24 years 2 months 11 days
Record of Billy Mosforth's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Scotland
2221.00050.400
Wales
1111.00040.250
Record of national team matches played by Billy Mosforth
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
England national team9306213333.4

Billy Mosforth's international caps

as player of Sheffield Albion FC, Sheffield:
debut age - 19 years 2 months 1 day
1
03 Mar 1877 15:00

Lambeth, Kennington Oval

1-3
England vs Scotland
Friendly International
as player of The Wednesday FC, Sheffield:
2
02 Mar 1878 15:30

Glasgow, Hampden Park

7-2
Scotland vs England
Friendly International
3
18 Jan 1879 15:00

Lambeth, Kennington Oval

2-1
England vs Wales
Friendly International
age when scoring first goal - 21 years 3 months 3 days
4
05 Apr 1879 16:00

Lambeth, Kennington Oval

5-4
England vs Scotland
Friendly International
1хgoal
5
13 Mar 1880 15:30

Glasgow, Hampden Park

5-4
Scotland vs England
Friendly International
1хgoal
6
15 Mar 1880 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

2-3
Wales vs England
Friendly International
7
26 Feb 1881 15:00

Blackburn, Alexandra Meadows

0-1
England vs Wales
Friendly International
8
11 Mar 1882 15:30

Glasgow, Hampden Park

5-1
Scotland vs England
Friendly International
9
13 Mar 1882 15:00

Wrexham, The Racecourse

5-3
Wales vs England
Friendly International
1хgoal
Comments

Soproni Démon - posted on 17 December 2011 at 01:00:59

Born: 2 Jan-1858

Milosh1983 - posted on 31 July 2016 at 20:26:10

1877 play for Sheffield Albion (link: )

BTSV-Löwe - posted on 24 February 2019 at 10:32:03

Nickname: Billy (link: )

Milosh1983 - posted on 29 December 2019 at 16:03:59

date of birth 2 January 1859
book Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who’s Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 235–236. (link: )

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Norman Bailey (1878 - 1882) - 6 games
Jack Hunter (1878 - 1882) - 6 games
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Edward Parry (1879 - 1882) - 3 games
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