Kevin Mooney (footballer)

Kevin Mooney

Personal information
Full name	Kevin William Mooney
Date of birth	(1959-08-23) 23 August 1959 (age 65)
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

Kevin William Mooney (born 23 August 1959) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers. He had previously played for Bangor City, Bury and Telford United. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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.

Honours

Stafford Rangers

• Northern Premier League: 1984–85 ^[6]

Southport

• Northern Premier League: 1992–93 ^[7]
• Lancashire Junior Cup: 1992–93 ^[8]
• Liverpool Senior Cup: 1990–91, ^[9] 1992–93 ^[10]
• Northern Premier League Challenge Cup: 1990–91 ^[11]

Individual

• Southport Player of the Year: 1992–93 ^[12]

References

1. Kevin Mooney at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
2. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. The Authors. pp. 101–108. ISBN   978-0-9518648-2-1.
3. "Kevin Mooney". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
4. Bell, Paul (22 July 2016). "England win Seniors World Cup!". Professional Footballers' Association. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
5. "Wirral man returns world champion after starring in England's successful senior team at World Cup | Wirral Globe". www.wirralglobe.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
6. Stafford Rangers | Kevin Mooney the 84 league champions skipper . Retrieved 27 April 2024– via www.youtube.com.
7. "Player Details: Kevin Mooney". Southport Central. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
8. "Chorley 2–5 Southport AET". Southport Central. 19 April 1993. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
9. "Marine 0–4 Southport". Southport Central. 24 April 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
10. "Burscough 0–2 Southport". Southport Central. 11 May 1993. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
11. "Buxton 1–4 Southport". Southport Central. 16 April 1991. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
12. "Leading Scorer, POTY & Goal Of Season". Southport Football Club. Retrieved 27 April 2024.