Herbert Moody

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Herbert Moody
Personal information
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 1959
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Luton Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1901–1905 Luton Town 63 (15)
1905–1907 Leicester Fosse 54 (11)
1907–1912 Luton Town 169 (78)
1912–1914 Millwall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Herbert Moody (born 1880 in Luton) was an English footballer.

Career

After signing with home-town club Luton Town in 1901, Moody scored 15 league goals in 63 matches before moving on to Leicester Fosse in 1905. Returning to Luton two years later, Moody scored another 78 league goals in 169 games before leaving in 1912 to join Millwall. [1] [2] According to the List of Luton Town F.C. records and statistics Herbert Moody is the 5th highest goal scorer of all time for Luton Town FC with 104 goals in 247 appearances. Notable performances in the Southern League Division One in 1912 include scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 defeat of Reading and scoring both goals in a 2–1 defeat of West Ham United.

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References

  1. Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885-1985. Luton Town F.C. pp. 312–313, 315–317. ISBN   0-951067-90-7.
  2. Joyce, Mike. "Herbert Moody". Since 1888. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009. (registration & fee required)