| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Mobley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1868-11-21)21 November 1868[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham,[2] England | ||
| Date of death | 9 February 1956(1956-02-09) (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hockley Belmont | |||
| Cape Hill | |||
| 1886–1892 | Singers | ||
| 1892–1896 | Small Heath | 96 | (62) |
| 1896–???? | Bury | 3 | (0) |
| Gravesend United | |||
| 1900–1902 | Coventry City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Mobley (21 November 1868 – 9 February 1956) was an English professionalfootballer who played as acentre forward. He played in theFootball League forSmall Heath andBury.[3]
ForSmall Heath, Mobley scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions,[2] and was leading scorer in three successive seasons, from1893–94 – when he was also overall top scorer in theSecond Division[4] – to1895–96.[5] In a 1950 interview, he told theSports Argus that he "could have got a few more if [he'd] been as selfish as some of the present-day forwards who seem to want to do all the scoring."[6]
The1939 Register lists Mobley as living in retirement with his son, also named Frank, and his family in theFive Ways district of Birmingham.[7] Mobley died in Birmingham in 1956 at the age of 87.[1][8]
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