Neil Moss (footballer)

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Neil Moss
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Neil Moss in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Neil Graham Moss
Date of birth (1975-05-10) 10 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth New Milton, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1993 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 AFC Bournemouth 22 (0)
1995–2003 Southampton 24 (0)
1997Gillingham (loan) 10 (0)
2002AFC Bournemouth (loan) 14 (0)
2003–2008 AFC Bournemouth 150 (0)
Total220(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Graham Moss (born 10 May 1975 in New Milton, Hampshire) is a retired footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for AFC Bournemouth.

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Playing career

Moss started his career at AFC Bournemouth as a trainee in May 1992 and signed his first professional contract with the club in January 1993. He moved to Southampton in December 1995 for a fee of £250,000, where he proved to be a reliable, steady goalkeeper but was unable to displace Paul Jones or Antti Niemi as first choice goalkeeper. After only making 22 starts in eight years, he returned to Bournemouth in February 2003.

Moss is well known as a lifelong Bournemouth supporter – he used to watch the team play from the terraces before signing for the club.

During Bournemouth's 1–0 home victory against Millwall on 17 March 2007, Moss was in the net in the South Stand, where the Millwall fans were, and he had over 30 coins (totalling around £5) thrown at him.[ citation needed ] In an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live two days later, he revealed that he had escaped from the incident unhurt.

Due to a long-standing wrist injury which failed to heal sufficiently, Moss announced his immediate retirement on 14 July 2008.[ citation needed ]

Coaching career

Moss currently runs a goalkeeping coaching company, which he set up in 2007.

Moss is now goalkeeping coach for Bournemouth, having signed for the 2009–10 season.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [1] [2]
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton
1996-97 Premier League 30002050
1998-99 Premier League70000070
1999-2000 Premier League90000090
2000-01 Premier League30100040
2001-02 Premier League20000020
Total240102000270
Gillingham (loan)1997-98 Second Division 1000020120
Bournemouth (loan)2002-03 Third Division 14020003 [a] 0190
Bournemouth2002-03Third Division20000002 [b] 0220
2003-04Second Division4603010500
2004-05 League One 4605030540
2005-06League One4000002 [a] 060
2006-07League One27030101 [a] 0320
2007-08League One7010102 [a] 0110
Total1640140601001940
Career total1980150801002310

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Neil Moss career appearances". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. "Neil Moss career appearances". premierleague.com. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. Marshall, Adam. "PFA Fans' Player of the Year". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2023.