Thomas Moon Explained

Thomas Moon
Position:Outside right
Birth Date:2 January 1900
Birth Place:Preston, England
Years1:?
Clubs1:New Hall Lane Temperance
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:?
Clubs2:Dick, Kerr's
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Years3:?
Clubs3:Horwich RMI
Caps3:?
Goals3:?
Years4:1923–?
Clubs4:Preston North End
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:?
Clubs5:Dick, Kerr's
Caps5:?
Goals5:?
Years6:1925
Clubs6:Southport
Caps6:4
Goals6:1
Years7:?
Clubs7:Dick, Kerr's
Caps7:?
Goals7:?
Years8:?
Clubs8:Chorley
Caps8:?
Goals8:?
Years9:?
Clubs9:Dick, Kerr's
Caps9:?
Goals9:?
Years10:1928–1929
Clubs10:Bradford City
Caps10:47
Goals10:17
Years11:?
Clubs11:Dick, Kerr's
Caps11:?
Goals11:?
Years12:1930–?
Clubs12:Barrow
Caps12:28
Goals12:6
Years13:1931
Clubs13:Wigan Borough
Caps13:10
Goals13:1
Years14:1931–?
Clubs14:Frickley Colliery
Caps14:?
Goals14:?
Years15:?
Clubs15:Drumcondra
Caps15:?
Goals15:?
Years16:?
Clubs16:Dick, Kerr's
Caps16:?
Goals16:?

Thomas Moon (2 January 1900 – 19 January 1981) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League playing for Preston North End, Southport, Bradford City and Wigan Borough. He played as an outside right.

Playing career

Moon was born in Preston, Lancashire. He made his debut in the Football League with Southport. He was a nomadic player, representing a number of football league and non-league clubs. He returned many times to Dick, Kerr's football team during his career.[1]

He joined Bradford City from Dick, Kerr's in September 1928.[2] He made 47 league appearances for the club, scoring 17 goals, and also made 4 FA Cup appearances.[3] He left the club in September 1929 to re-join Dick, Kerr's.[2]

He began the 1931–32 season with Wigan Borough. After twelve matches, the club folded and its results were expunged from official records. Moon had played in ten of the league appearances, scoring once. Moon resumed his football career back in non-league with Frickley Colliery and had a spell in Ireland with Drumcondra before retiring.[4]

Notes

Wigan Borough folded during the 1931–32 season following the match on 24 October 1931, a 5–0 defeat at Wrexham in which Oakes played.[5]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Wigan Borough Football Club Complete http://www.wiganborough.bernardramsdale.com/players-a-to-z-l-m.html
  2. Frost, p. 402
  3. Frost, p. 386
  4. Frickley Athletic Museum Web site: Frickley Athletic Museum - WIGAN TRIO . 2015-01-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111004416/http://www.frickleyathleticmuseum.co.uk/wigan-trio . 11 January 2015 . dmy-all .
  5. Web site: The story of Wigan Borough . Ye Olde Tree and Crown . Bernard . Ramsdale . 16 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106160145/http://www.yeoldetreeandcrown.co.uk/modules/news/article.php?storyid=74 . 6 January 2009 . dmy-all .