- Frank Mobley
Infobox Football biography
playername = Frank Mobley
fullname =
dateofbirth = November 21, 1868
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath = 1940
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height = 5 ft 8 in
position = Centre-forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1886–1888
1892–1896
1896–????
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1900–1902
clubs = Singers
Small Heath
Bury
Warmley
Coventry City
caps(goals) =
96 (62)Frank Mobley (November 21, 1868 in Handsworth,
Birmingham – 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath, and was their leading scorer in three successive seasons at the club, from 1893–94 – when he was also overall top scorer in the Second Division [cite web
author=Ross, James M. | title=English League Leading Goalscorers 1889-2007 | url=http://rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html | date=June 14, 2007 | publisher=RSSSF | accessdate=2007-08-09 ] – to 1895–96.Honours
* with Small Heath
** Second Division champions 1893. [Promotion and relegation was decided by test matches, in which bottom club in First Division played off against top club from Second Division for the right to play in the First Division. Small Heath lost the test match, so were not promoted despite winning the division.]
** Second Division promotion 1894.
** Second Division top scorer 1893–94.References
cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2Notes
Persondata
NAME = Mobley, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =1868-11-21
PLACE OF BIRTH = Handsworth,Birmingham ,England
DATE OF DEATH = 1940
PLACE OF DEATH =
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