Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin William Mooney | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1980 | Bangor City | ||
1980–1981 | Bury | 1 | (0) |
1981 | Karlskrona AIF | ||
1981–1982 | Telford United | ||
1982–1983 | Tranmere Rovers | 22 | (0) |
1983–? | Stafford Rangers | ||
?–1990 | Bangor City | ||
1990–1994 | Southport | 133 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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In 2017, Mooney was part of a successful campaign with the England team to win the Seniors World Cup in Thailand. [4] This was his sixth World Cup appearance [5] and third Seniors World Cup win for England.[ citation needed ] In 2022 he won the Nations Cup with England Walking Football Community and in the 2023 the European Walking Football Invitational in Dublin.
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