Geoffrey Moreland
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur Geoffrey Moreland[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1914 | ||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Date of death | 1996 (aged 81–82) | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Prestwood Amateurs | |||
Stafford Rangers | |||
1937–1938 | Swindon Town | 0 | (0) |
1938 | Birmingham | 4 | (0) |
1938–1939 | Port Vale | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur Geoffrey Moreland (29 November 1914 – 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 11 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Port Vale.[2] He played as a centre forward.
Moreland was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He made his name in non-League football as a target-man with Prestwood Amateurs and Stafford Rangers before deciding to try his luck with Swindon Town.[3] He played just once for Swindon, scoring their goal in a 2–1 defeat to Millwall in the Third Division South Cup.[4] He signed for First Division club Birmingham in the 1938 close season,[3] and made his debut in the opening match of the 1938–39 season, a 2–1 home defeat to Sunderland on 27 August 1938. He kept his place for another couple of games but played only once after that[5] before moving on to Port Vale in November 1938,[3] where he scored three goals in seven league appearances.[2] He departed after war in Europe broke out, most probably in the autumn of 1939.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[7]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Swindon Town | 1937–38 | Third Division South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Birmingham | 1938–39 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Port Vale | 1938–39 | Third Division South | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Geoffrey MORELAND - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Playing record: Geoffrey Moreland". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ Matthews, p. 181.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 203. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Geoffrey Moreland at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)