Billy Mosforth was an international footballer who represented England 9 times scoring 3 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 3rd March 1877 at 18 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 13th March 1882 aged 23. Mosforth, born on 2nd January 1859, in Sheffield, has a FA Legacy Number of 49 and played as a Forward and
Outside Left for his country.
Billy Mosforth - 9 caps (3 goals)
- Full Name: William Mosforth
- Born: 2nd January 1859, Sheffield
- Died: 11th July 1929, Sheffield aged 70
- England Career: 1877 - 1882
- Positions whilst with England: Forward and Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield Wednesday (5) & Sheffield Albion (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 47
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 3rd March 1877 aged 18 years, 2 months, 1 day - Last Cap: v
Wales (FR) on 13th March 1882 aged 23 years, 2 months, 11 day - First Goal: v Scotland (FR) on 5th April 1879 aged 20 years, 3 months, 3 days
- Career Length: 5 years, 10 days
- Starts: 9
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 9
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 5
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 6
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 6
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Forward
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 9
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Jack Hunter
- 6 Matches
- Norman Bailey
- 6 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 4 Matches
- Harry Swepstone
- 3 Matches
- Arthur Cursham
- 3 Matches
- Francis Sparks
- 3 Matches
- Edward Parry
- 3 Matches
- Henry Wace
- 3 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 3 Matches
- Lindsay Bury
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 40 sources from 9 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 3 - 5, 13th Mar 1882 (FR)
Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 9.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 11 day. - SCO, 1 - 5, 11th Mar 1882 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 8.
Age: 23 years, 2 months, 9 days. - WAL, 0 - 1, 26th Feb 1881 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 24 days. - WAL, 3 - 2, 15th Mar 1880 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 13 days. - SCO, 4 - 5, 13th Mar 1880 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 2 months, 11 day. - SCO, 5 - 4, 5th Apr 1879 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 4.
Age: 20 years, 3 months, 3 days. - WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 3.
Age: 20 years, 0 months, 16 days. - SCO, 2 - 7, 2nd Mar 1878 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 2.
Age: 19 years, 2 months, 0 days. - SCO, 1 - 3, 3rd Mar 1877 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 1.
Age: 18 years, 2 months, 1 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.