Fionan
'Paddy' Fagan |
1963/64 |
3 |
0 |
Former
Transport (Ireland), Hull City (26-2), Manchester City (153-34) and Derby
County (24-6) winger. Played for Manchester City in the 1955 FA Cup Final
(Rep.Republic of Ireland - 8 caps). Later player-manager of Altrincham |
M |
|
| Jack
Fairbrother |
1925/26 |
2 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Fairhurst |
1945/46 |
13 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Chris
Farnell |
1995/96 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Lincoln United on trial |
D |
- |
| Martin
Farnworth |
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88 |
56 |
4 |
Skilful
and creative midfield player signed from Accrington Stanley. Became player-manager
of Mossley's ill-fated reserve team of 1987-8. Transferred to Bacup Borough.
Later assistant manager of Curzon Ashton and Rossendale United |
M |
|
| Craig Farrand |
2007/08 |
1 |
0 |
Midfielder who has signed from Garforth Town in the close season 2007. He previously played for Bradford Park Avenue and Liversedge. Unfortunately badly injured an ankle on his Mossley debut.
|
D |
|
| Farrell |
1926/27 |
5 |
0 |
Signed
from Urmston Old Boys |
D |
- |
| Farrell |
1927/28 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Chappel-en-le-Frith |
D |
- |
| Francis_'Frank'_Farrell |
1929/30
1931/32 |
57 |
3 |
Signed
from Pendlebury. Transferred to Aston Villa for £90 fee. Re-signed
from Aston Villa. Transferred to Accrington Stanley. Later with Altrincham |
D |
|
| Ged Farrell |
1997/98 |
4 |
0 |
Signed
from Bramhall |
D |
|
| James
Farrell |
1956/57 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Eastbourne United on trial |
D |
- |
| Farrington |
1945/46 |
2 |
2 |
unknown |
F |
- |
| Neville
Farrington |
1972/73 |
1 |
0 |
Claimed
to have played Scottish League football but that looked doubtful in his
only appearance |
F |
- |
| Graham
Faulkner |
1965/66 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Hyde United |
M |
- |
| Peter
Faulkner |
1957/58
1958/59 |
14 |
0 |
Signed
from Manchester United |
G |
- |
| Ronald
Fawley |
1961/62 |
26 |
0 |
b. 22nd April 1927
Former
Ashton United player signed from Oldham Athletic (94-9). (d.1982) |
D |
- |
| Mike
Fazackerley |
1951/52
1952/53 |
69 |
0 |
Signed
from Manchester City. Later with Bradford City and Bradford Park Avenue
(2-0) |
D |
- |
| Fearns |
1946/47 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
| Mark
Fella |
1994/95 |
6 |
0 |
Former
Leeds United reserve signed on his return from Maltese football by Richard
Dawson |
D |
|
| Paul
Feltham |
1994/95 |
7 |
0 |
Signed
from Stalybridge Celtic |
D |
- |
| Paul
Fenton |
1990/91 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Heywood Old Boys on trial |
D |
- |
| Les
Ferriday |
1962/63 |
40 |
0 |
Signed
from Buxton |
D |
|
| Ronald
J Ferrier |
1939/40 |
1 |
1 |
Previously
with Grimsby Town, Manchester United (18-4) to Oldham Athletic (£1,000) (45-25) in
1938 and Lincoln City before and during WWII. Became a schoolteacher
in Cleethorpes. (d.1991) |
F |
|
| Fielding |
1938/39 |
9 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Horace
Fielding |
1925/26
1926/27 |
20 |
1 |
b.14th October 1906
Heywood born left winger who was transferred
to Stockport County (92-16). Later played for Grimsby Town (69-13), Reading (132-36), Crystal Palace (22-1), Mansfield Town and Peterborough United. (d.1969) |
M |
- |
| Mark
Fielding |
1977/78 |
12 |
0 |
Hard
tackling gritty former Preston North End (9-0) defender signed from Witton
Albion on loan |
D |
- |
| William
Fielding |
1926/27 |
4 |
3 |
Signed
from Glossop |
D |
- |
| Jim
Finney |
1934/35 |
16 |
0 |
Former Wigan Borough (7-0) inside forward signed
from Stalybridge Celtic |
D |
- |
| Firth |
1946/47
1947/48 |
16 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Michael Fish |
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10 |
102 |
34 |
Powerful forward signed
by Gerry Quinn from Stalybridge Celtic in September 2007. He had been
joint top scorer for their Reserve side with 24 goals in 2006/07. Top
scorer for Mossley in 2008/09 with 25 goals. Transferred to Curzon Ashton
in the close season of 2009 but returned to Mossley for a second spell
in November 2009 when re-signed by Chris Willcock. |
F |
|
| Fisher |
1959/60 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
G |
- |
| Christopher
Fisher |
1922/23
1923/24 |
18 |
0 |
Signed
from Winsford United. Retired through illness. |
D |
- |
| Dennis
Fisher |
1969/70 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Dukinfield Victoria |
G |
- |
| Harry
Fisher |
1932/33
1933/34
1934/35 |
72 |
4 |
Signed
from Droylsden. Transferred to Denton United
Re-signed from Denton United |
M |
|
| Joe
Fisher |
1921/22 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Paul
Fisher |
1986/87 |
19 |
3 |
Former
Worksop Town forward signed from Burton Albion, transferred to Eastwood
Town |
F |
|
| John
Fitton |
1974/75
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80
1980/81 |
349 |
0 |
John
began his career with Oldham Athletic and was their regular reserve team
keeper before joining Rochdale. He made a couple of first team appearances
for the Spotland club before being released and joining Skelmersdale United
while studying to become a school teacher. He signed for Mossley in October
1974 making his debut in an unlucky 2-1 defeat at Stafford Rangers.
Not the biggest of keepers at 5’10” John made up for his lack
of inches with a great shot stopping ability and being a superb ‘on
the line’ keeper.
He dominated the Mossley number 1 shirt for the next seven years, finally
relinquishing at the end of the 1980-81 season playing his last game in
a 3-2 win at Worksop Town.
John holds Mossley's record appearances for a goalkeeper having played 354
games. During this time he was in the team during Mossley’s most successful
years, winning two Northern Premier League titles and the NPL Cup and he
was also, of course, Mossley’s goalkeeper in the 1980 FA Trophy Final
at Wembley. John ended his playing career with his local club Chadderton
FC. An area were he still lives and teaches.
John is still involved in football and is on the management committee at
Chadderton. |
G |
|
| Eric
Fitzsimmons |
1971/72 |
9 |
1 |
Midfield
player signed from Bradford Park Avenue (1-0). Later became a professional
Rugby League player and coach with Oldham RLFC and Rochdale Hornets |
M |
- |
| Jack
Flaherty |
1911/12
1912/13
1913/14
1914/15
1915/16
1918/19
1919/20
1920/21
1921/22 |
58 |
28 |
Local
player signed originally in Mossley's amateur days as early as 1911 and a
prolific scorer throughout |
F |
|
| Paul
Flanagan |
1987/88 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Sunday football on trial |
D |
- |
| Mike
Fleming |
1959/60 |
38 |
3 |
Former
Rochdale and Tranmere Rovers (115-8) player signed from Buxton |
M |
|
| Micky Fleming |
1974/75
1975/76 |
61 |
8 |
Highly
skilful Former Tranmere Rovers and Northwich Victoria midfielder signed
by Bob Murphy from Buxton, transferred to Ashton United. Later with Stafford
Rangers |
M |
|
| Fletcher |
1937/38 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Alan
Fletcher |
1947/48
1948/49 1950/51 |
133 |
7 |
Alan
Frederick Fletcher was born in Pendleton on 28th October 1917. An inside
forward he signed for Blackpool in January 1937 but failed to make their
Football League side. He then moved to Bournemouth where he made 12 appearances
in the 1938-39 season. He joined Bristol Rovers in 1939 but the War intervened
and following the cessation of hostilities he signed for Crewe Alexandra
in September 1947. He made just one first team appearance for Crewe early
in the 1947-48 season before joining Mossley as player-coach under Len
Butt. He made 54 appearances for Mossley that season scoring 3 goals before
taking up a coaching post with Sligo Rovers in Ireland. Fletcher returned
to Mossley as Player-Manager for the 1950-51 season and made 43 appearances
scoring one goal but it was a poor season for the Lilywhites and they
finished just three places from the bottom of the Cheshire League and
also went down to a shock defeat in the Manchester Challenge Shield Final
losing 2-1 to Lancashire Steel.
Alan Fletcher passed away in 1984 aged 67. |
M |
|
| Joe
Fletcher |
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78 |
105 |
20 |
Experienced
former Rochdale (57-22), Grimsby Town (11-1), Barrow (8-1), Wigan Athletic
and Chorley striker signed by Bob Murphy from Hakoah (Australia), transferred
to Macclesfield Town for a £250 fee. |
F |
|
| Kenny
Fletcher |
1964/65
1965/66 |
65 |
14 |
Inside
forward signed from Rochdale, transferred to Ashton United. Later with Radcliffe
Borough and Droylsden |
F |
|
| Kieran Fletcher |
2008/09 |
6 |
0 |
Hard tackling
midfielder or defender who was previously with Great Harwood Town, Bacup
Borough, Chorley (where he was team captain) and Radcliffe Borough. Signed
by Chris Willcock from Clitheroe in March 2009. |
D |
|
| Mike Flynn |
2006/07 |
4 |
0 |
Mike Flynn had over 700 Football League appearances behind him, having been with Oldham Athletic (41-2), Norwich City, Preston North End (159-8), Stockport County (459-19) , Stoke City (11-0), Barnsley (21-0) and Blackpool (51-1). He then played for Accrington Stanley in their promotion season before joining Hyde United in November 2005. He arrived at Mossley from Hyde on a month's loan in November 2006. |
D |
|
| George
Forbes |
1933/34 |
3 |
2 |
Signed
from Crescent Road Congs. |
F |
- |
| Danny
Forde |
2004/05 |
2 |
0 |
Midfield
player signed from Oldham Athletic on loan. Later with Barrow, Ashton United
and several Welsh League clubs. |
M |
|
| Samuel
Forder |
1933/34 |
3 |
0 |
Signed
from Monton United |
D |
- |
| Mike
Forrest |
1969/70 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Bury on loan. Brother of former Bury goalkeeper John Forrest |
G |
- |
| Jack
Forrester |
1933/34 |
16 |
3 |
Signed
from Oldham Athletic |
M |
- |
| Martin
Forry |
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88 |
104 |
38 |
Rangy
centre forward signed by Jimmy O'Connor from Highfield United, transferred
to Accrington Stanley. Mossley leading scorer 1986-7. |
F |
|
| Tim
Forward |
1985/86 |
2 |
0 |
unknown |
M |
|
| Geoff
Foster |
1971/72
1972/73
1973/74 |
128 |
0 |
Agile
goalkeeper signed from Nantwich Town, transferred to Rossendale United.
Had the honour of playing in Mossley's last ever Cheshire League game and
the first game in the NPL |
G |
|
| John
Foster |
2001/02
2002/03 |
19 |
2 |
Skilful
former Manchester City (25-0), Carlisle United (7-0) and Bury (7-0) right
wing back signed by Ally Pickering from Hyde United. Transferred to Trafford.
Later with Radcliffe Borough and then Salford City |
D |
|
| Keith
Foster |
1955/56 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Northern Nomads on trial |
- |
- |
| Bob Foster |
1937/38
1938/39
1939/40 |
93 |
0 |
Goalkeeper previously with
Accrington Stanley (11-0), Southampton (1-0), Wrexham (29-0), Bury and Oldham Athletic (10-0). |
G |
|
| Foweather |
1945/46 |
2 |
2 |
unknown |
F |
- |
| Ronald
Fox |
1967/68 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Glastonbury Town on trial |
- |
- |
| Jack
France |
1939/40 |
22 |
1 |
Former
Bath City, Swindon Town and Halifax Town (51-1) player signed from Torquay United |
D |
|
| Dave
Fretwell |
1985/86
1986/87 |
63 |
1 |
Impressive
former Bradford City (253-5) Chicago (USA) and Wigan Athletic (112-0) full
back signed from Northwich Victoria. Later with Salisbury City |
D |
|
| John
'Jack' Frost |
1951/52
1952/53
1953/54
1954/55 |
37 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Fulham |
1950/51 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
| Gary Furnival |
2006/07 |
32 |
1 |
Central defender Gary Furnival was signed from Witton Albion in September 2006.
A 6'4" central defender Furnival began his career as a junior with
Liverpool, Everton and Manchester City before going on to play around 200
games in the UniBond Premier for Witton Albion. Later with Stalybridge Celtic
and Woodley Sports. |
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