Herbert Moody Explained

Herbert Moody
Birth Date:1880
Birth Place:Luton, England
Death Date:1959
Height:5 ft 9 in
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Luton Stanley
Years1:1901–1905
Years2:1905–1907
Years3:1907–1912
Years4:1912–1914
Clubs4:Millwall
Caps1:63
Caps2:54
Caps3:169
Goals1:15
Goals2:11
Goals3:78

Herbert Moody (born 1880 in Luton) was an English footballer.

Career

After signing with home-town club Luton Town in 1901, Moody scored 15 league goals in 63 matches before moving on to Leicester Fosse in 1905. Returning to Luton two years later, Moody scored another 78 league goals in 169 games before leaving in 1912 to join Millwall.[1] [2] According to the List of Luton Town F.C. records and statistics Herbert Moody is the 5th highest goal scorer of all time for Luton Town FC with 104 goals in 247 appearances. Notable performances in the Southern League Division One in 1912 include scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 defeat of Reading and scoring both goals in a 2–1 defeat of West Ham United.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Collings , Timothy . The Luton Town Story 1885-1985 . Luton Town F.C.. 1985. 0-951067-90-7. 312–313, 315–317.
  2. Web site: Herbert Moody. Mike. Joyce. Since 1888. 2009-06-30. 29 May 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090529014551/http://www.allfootballers.com/. dead. (registration & fee required)