Danny
Gabrielson |
2000/01 |
6 |
0 |
Former
Everton apprentice signed from Marine, transferred to Marine. Later with
Formb. Joined Southport as physio in 2008.. |
D |
- |
| Tony
Gaffey |
2001/02
2002/03 |
42 |
0 |
Hard
working former Halifax Town and Chorley defender signed from Abbey Hey.
Transferred to Curzon Ashton. (Rep. The Army and Combined Services) Later
with Woodley Sports and Abbey Hey |
D |
|
| Gallagher |
1927/28 |
3 |
0 |
Former
Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth reserve player |
D |
- |
| Simon
Gallagher |
1981/82
1982/83
1983/84 |
83 |
1 |
Tricky
left sided former Lancaster City player signed by Bob Murphy from Morecambe,
transferred to Curzon Ashton |
D |
|
| Dave
Galloway |
1993/94 |
14 |
0 |
Midfield
player signed from Leek Town, transferred to Trafford |
M |
|
| Garforth |
1945/46 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
| Ron
Garland |
1955/56
1956/57 |
47 |
20 |
Former South Bank centre
forward signed from Oldham Athletic (9-3). Transferred to Stalybridge Celtic. (d.1989) |
F |
- |
| Patrick 'Paddy' Garmory |
2008/09 |
1 |
0 |
Left sided player signed from Avro FC in September 2008. He is the nephew of former Mossley left winger Vinny Garmory. He previously played for Abbey Hey and AFC Blackley. |
M |
|
| Vinny
Garmory |
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80
1980/81
1981/82
1982/83 |
247 |
27 |
Left
winger signed from Manchester City, transferred to Stalybridge Celtic. Member
of the 1980 'Wembley' squad. Later with Curzon Ashton. |
M |
|
| Garside |
1945/46 |
4 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
| Harold
Garside |
1915/16
1916/17
1919/20 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Mike
Garside |
2000/01
2001/02 |
49 |
5 |
Former
Altrincham and Caernarfon Town midfielder signed by Benny Phillips from
Trafford, transferred to Trafford. Later with Prescot Cables |
M |
|
| Paul Garvey |
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
|
48 |
5 |
Signed on loan from Ashton United. Arrived at Ashton as a midfield player but was pressed into a more forward role due to the absence of Jamie Miller, he responded by becoming Ashton’s top scorer for the last two seasons. Paul also played for both Marple Athletic and Cheadle Town before joining Ashton from Flixton in August 2001. Transferred to Curzon Ashton in September 2006. Re-signed from New Mills in August 2007. Returned to New Mills in 2008. |
F |
|
| Gaskell |
1938/39 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Alec
Gaskell |
1950/01
1960/61
1961/62 |
50 |
28 |
Forward
signed from Manchester United on trial. Re-signed ten years later from Wigan Rovers. In the intervening years he played for Southport (44-18), Newcastle United (1-0)
and Mansfield Town (42-17), Grantham, Tranmere Rovers (6-6) and Rhyl. Transferred to Winsford United. |
F |
|
| Gault |
1963/64 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Leicester City on trial |
|
- |
| Geoff
Gay |
1984/85
1986/87 |
17 |
1 |
Former
Bolton Wanderers, Exeter City (6-0) and Southport (40-5) midfield player
signed from Macclesfield Town, transferred to Droylsden, re-signed from
Macclesfield Town, transferred to Horwich RMI |
M |
|
| Andy
Gayle |
2000/01
2001/02 |
67 |
21 |
Former
Oldham Athletic (1-0), Bury, Crewe Alexandra (1-0), Horwich RMI, Nantwich
Town and Rossendale United striker signed from St. Helens Town. Later assistant
manager of Rossendale United. |
F |
|
| Kelvin Gayle |
2007/08 |
3 |
0 |
Left
sided player and twin brother of team-mate Kitson Gayle, Signed by Gerry
Quinn from West Riding League side Bay Athletic in August 2007. Also played
for GNG Sikh Temple. |
D |
|
| Kitson Gayle |
2007/08 |
15 |
4 |
Prolofic
scorer signed in the close season 2007 by Gerry Quinn from West Riding League
Runners up Bay Athletic for whom he netted over 30 goals in the 2006/07
season.
|
F |
|
| Arthur
Gee |
1926/27 |
19 |
6 |
b.June 1892 Earlestown
Former Earlestown, Oldham Athletic (112-43), Stalybridge Celtic, Rochdale (8-2), Ashton National and Nuneaton Town centre forward. Team captain 1926-27 season. Transferred to Witton Albion. (d.1959) |
F |
- |
| Eddie
George |
1954/55
1955/56 |
18 |
0 |
unknown
(Rep. Manchester County FA) |
D |
- |
| Joe
Gibiliru |
1989/00
|
28 |
3 |
Signed
from St. Helens Town, transferred to Knowsley United. Later manager of successful
FA Sunday Cup team Nicosia of Liverpool, St Helens Town, Winsford United
and Prescot Cables. |
M |
|
| Alex
Gibson |
1980/81 |
18 |
0 |
Former
Runcorn midfielder signed by Bob Murphy from Witton Albion for £400
fee, transferred to Witton Albion for £300 fee. Later academy coach
with Manchester City |
M |
|
| Rhodri
Giggs |
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
|
101 |
31 |
Former
Torquay United, Stockport County, Salford City, Bangor City and Aberystwyth
Town striker signed from Bacup Borough.
Younger brother of Manchester United and Wales star Ryan Giggs.
Mossley Player of the Year 2004-05. Released May 2006 . Later with Curzon
Ashton and Salford City. |
F |
|
| Gill |
1951/52 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from English Steel FC on trial |
- |
- |
| Martyn
Gill |
1982/83
1983/84 |
42 |
12 |
Very
skilful and creative midfield player signed by Bob Murphy from Frickley
Athletic, transferred to Stafford Rangers. Later with Boston United and
Worcester City. A member of the England semi-professional squad in 84/85 |
M |
|
| Girdwood |
1951/52 |
15 |
5 |
unknown |
F |
- |
| Clive
Giverin |
1926/27 |
3 |
2 |
Signed
from McMahons |
F |
- |
| Jason
Glasgow |
1994/95 |
3 |
0 |
Signed
from Sunday football, transferred to Chadderton. |
F |
- |
| Eddie
Gleadall |
1959/60 |
36 |
13 |
Former
Bury (74-17) winger signed from Scunthorpe United (6-2) |
M |
|
| Carl
Gleave |
1989/90 |
7 |
0 |
Signed
from Ashton United |
M |
- |
| Kevin
Glendon |
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87 |
95 |
9 |
Former
Manchester City, Crewe Alexandra (4-0), Hyde United and Burnley (4-0) midfield
player signed by Jimmy O'Connor from Witton Albion, transferred to Northwich
Victoria for a £200 fee. Later long serving manager of Radcliffe Borough |
M |
|
| Goddard |
1939/40 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| John
Godfrey |
1970/71 |
16 |
0 |
Goalkeeper
signed by Don Wilson from Winsford United |
G |
|
| Jimmy
Golder |
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87 |
119 |
6 |
b.28th March 1955
Former
Stockport County (1-0) and Hyde United midfield player signed by Jimmy
O'Connor from Witton Albion.
Later assistant manager of Radcliffe Borough (d.12/3/2000) |
M |
|
| Goodband |
1950/51 |
3 |
1 |
Signed
from Rochdale on loan |
F |
- |
| Jordan Goodeve |
2004/05
2005/06
2009/10
|
130 |
21 |
Versatile
player signed by Jason Beckford from Macclesfield Town.
Later with Chorley and Curzon Ashton. Re-signed for Mossley by Chris Willcock
in October 2009 |
F |
|
| Gooding |
1927/28 |
2 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Goodwin |
1947/48 |
12 |
4 |
Signed
from Preston North End |
M |
- |
| Bill Goodwin |
1928/29
1929/30
1931/32 |
74 |
0 |
Former Exeter City, Manchester United, Southend United (where he was top goalscorer in season 1922-23 with 22 goals), Dartford and Oldham Athletic full back signed from Congleton Town.
Re-signed from Droylsden |
D |
|
| Jack
Goodwin |
1925/26 |
3 |
1 |
unknown |
M |
- |
| Lewis
Goram |
1959/60
1960/61 |
12 |
0 |
b.2nd July 1926 Edinburgh
Ex
Third Lanark and Hibernian goalkeeper signed from
Bury (111-0). Father of Scotland International goalkeeeper Andy Goram. Transferred to Buxton. (d.1989) |
G |
|
| Gordon |
1939/40 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Huddersfield Town |
D |
- |
| Harry
Gordon |
1959/60
1960/61
1961/62
1962/63 |
158 |
59 |
b.10 December 1931 Glasgow
Former
Glasgow Rangers and Bury player signed from Runcorn. Mossley's leading scorer
in 1960-61 with 34 goals. Transferred to Buxton. |
F |
|
| Kevin
Gorman |
1978/79
1979/80
1980/81
1981/82
1982/83
1989/90
1990/91 |
299 |
37 |
Kevin
Gorman was a tigerish diminutive central midfielder previously with Bacup
Borough and Barrow signed initially in January 1979 from Droylsden for a
£500 fee to help with Mossley’s title push.
He made his Mossley debut as a substitute in a 6-0 win at Workington on
31st January 1979 and after earning a place in the starting line up he became
a regular in the side making a formidable central midfield pairing alongside
Jimmy O’Connor as Mossley rampaged to the NPL League and Cup double.
He scored the goal that ended Northwich Victoria’s stubborn resistance
to Bob Murphy’s machine in the League Cup final at Maine Road. The
following season with the number 4 shirt his own he led by example as Mossley
retained the NPL title and also starred in the FA Trophy run, scoring the
Seel Park goal that kept Mossley in the semi final against Boston United
and of course appeared in the final itself at Wembley.
He remained pretty much a fixture in the side throughout the next three
seasons as Mossley finished NPL runners up on each occasion but finally
moved on in the wake of Bob Murphy’s departure in December 1983. Spells
with Southport, Buxton and Rossendale United followed and in December 1989
he returned to Mossley via Stalybridge Celtic to help out Mark Hilton’s
ailing side.
When Hilton departed in October 1990 Gorman was offered the job, but, due
to increasing work commitments he reluctantly declined the offer and worked
as assistant to John Cooke in his brief spell in charge before retiring
from football at the end of the 1990-91.
|
M |
|
| Omar
Gorstridge |
1971/72
1972/73 |
9 |
0 |
Ex
Army goalkeeper |
G |
- |
| Andy
Gorton |
1991/92 |
4 |
0 |
Controversial
former Oldham Athletic (26-0), Stockport County (48-0) and Lincoln City
(20-0) goalkeeper signed from Witton Albion |
G |
|
| David
Gosling |
1949/50 |
27 |
1 |
Signed
from Macclesfield. Transferred to Buxton |
D |
|
| Gosnell |
1939/40 |
3 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Alan
Grafton |
1969/70 |
2 |
0 |
Goalkeeper
signed from Nantwich Town. Later a long serving official of the Manchester
County FA. |
G |
|
| Graham |
1951/52 |
2 |
1 |
unknown |
F |
- |
| Eddie
Grainger |
1954/55 |
7 |
4 |
Signed
from Hyde YMCA |
F |
- |
| Leon
Grandison |
2002/03 |
1 |
0 |
Forward
signed from youth football. At 16 one of the youngest players to play for
Mossley. Transferred to Maine Road. Later with Radcliffe Borough |
F |
|
| Grant |
1949/50 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Oldfham Athletic on trial |
- |
- |
| David
Grant |
1988/89 |
4 |
1 |
Former
Sheffield Wednesday (133-4), Oxford United (24-1), Cardiff City (25-0) and
Rochdale (97-2) full back signed from Macclesfield Town on loan. Later with
Boston United |
D |
|
| Andrew
Gray |
1983/84 |
18 |
0 |
Signed
by Bob Murphy from Curzon Ashton, made impressive debut in FA Cup 1st Round
tie at Darlington. Transferred to Curzon Ashton and later with Atherton
LR |
G |
|
| Wiliiam
Gray |
1933/34 |
11 |
0 |
Signed
from Oldham Hulmians |
G |
- |
| Greaves |
1927/28 |
2 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Micky Grech |
1984/85
1985/86 |
23 |
0 |
Full
back signed by Jimmy O'Connor from Bolton St Thomas transferred to Curzon
Ashton |
D |
|
| Albert
Green |
1958/59 |
9 |
4 |
Signed
from Hyde United |
F |
- |
| Brian
Green |
1963/64 |
12 |
6 |
Former
Rochdale (46-8), Southport (20-7), Colwyn Bay, Barrow (3-0) Altrincham,
Exeter City (9-1) and Chesterfield (2-0) forward signed from Southport,
transferred to Prague (Australia). Later coach of the Australian National
team before returning to England as manager of Rochdale and was later coach
at Leeds United |
F |
|
| Greenhalgh |
1938/39 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
D |
- |
| Fred
Greenhalgh |
1947/48
1951/52 |
18 |
4 |
Signed
from Bury |
M |
|
| Ian
Greenhalgh |
1969/70
1970/71 |
15 |
2 |
Signed
from Chadderton, transferred to Chadderton |
D |
- |
| Eric
Greenwood |
1935/36 |
8 |
3 |
Signed
from Hartford Works |
F |
- |
| Neil
Greenwood |
1990/91 |
13 |
4 |
Signed
from BICC |
F |
- |
| James
Greer |
1956/57 |
1 |
0 |
Signed
from Hoylake on trial |
- |
- |
|
Richard Gregg |
1985/86
1986/87 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Uppermill as cover for Roger Lewis |
G |
- |
| Harry
Gregory |
1929/30
1930/31
1931/32 |
139 |
0 |
Popular
goalkeeper signed from Bury |
G |
|
| Paul
Griffin |
1988/89
1989/90 1990/91 |
16 |
8 |
Midfield
player who had three brief spells with Mossley. Signed from Chorley, transferred
to Chorley. Re-signed from Chorley on loan. Re-signed from Hyde United transferred
to Horwich RMI |
M |
|
| Tony
Griffin |
1994/95 |
4 |
0 |
Signed
from Rossendale United |
F |
- |
| Joseph
Griffiths |
1926/27 |
12 |
2 |
Former
Dudley Town, Bristol Rovers, Bury (12-0) and Stockport County (50-3) winger signed from Tranmere Rovers (8-0) |
M |
- |
| Rob
Griffiths |
1988/89 |
3 |
0 |
Signed
from Skelmersdale United.
Son of Mossley manager of that time Bryan Griffiths. |
M |
- |
| Danny
Griggs |
2001/02 |
11 |
0 |
Former
Newcastle Town and Northwich Victoria winger signed from Nantwich Town.
Later with Northwich Victoria before returning to Nantwich Town where he
helped Natwich to win the 2006 FA Vase. |
F |
|
| Les Grimsditch |
1962/63
1963/64
1964/65 |
112 |
2 |
Signed
from Oldham Athletic, transferred to Altrincham. Mossley's youngest ever
team captain at 18. |
D |
|
| Grimshaw |
1945/46 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
| Bill
Grimshaw |
1958/59 |
4 |
1 |
Inside
forward signed from Preston North End |
M |
|
Tony
Grimshaw |
1979/80 |
22 |
4 |
Left
winger signed from Manchester United (1-0) |
M |
|
| John
Barton 'Jack' Grimwood |
1926/27 |
30 |
2 |
(b.South
Shields 25th October 1898)
Transferred from South Shields Parkside to Manchester United in May 1919,
and made his debut for the club in the first Manchester derby on 11 October
1919, as a replacement for Lal Hilditch, who was away on international duty.
Able to play in all three half-back positions, he was a utility player for
the club. He helped United gain promotion to the First Division in the 1924-25
season. However, he suffered a knee injury for most of the next season,
and needed to undergo an operation. In 1925-26, he played at centre-half
regularly, sharing the position with Frank Barson. After scoring 8 goals
in 205 appearances for United, he left the club for Aldershot in June 1927.
He later joined Blackpool (7 - 0) and Altrincham before signing for Mossley
in 1926. (d.1977) |
D |
- |
| Brian
Grundy |
1978/79
1979/80 |
30 |
1 |
Brian
Grundy was born in Atherton, Lancs on 9th May 1945.
An outside-left who was just 5'5" tall, Brian was a schoolteacher who
was spotted by Bury playing part-time for Wigan Athletic in a Lancashire
Cup tie against the Shakers at Gigg Lane in November 1967. He scored against
Bury that day and so impressed boss Les Shannon that he paid out £3,000
to take him to Gigg Lane just a week later. Originally a part-time -professional
at Bury, he signed full-time forms in January 1968 and played his part in
helping the Shakers to promotion from Division Three later that season.
In all he played in 94 league games for Bury over the next four seasons
and scored ten goals. Perhaps like all wingers, he was lacking in consistency
at times and in July 1971 joined Great Harwood from where he had spells
with Bangor City, Morecambe and Winsford United before arriving at Mossley
for a bargain £100 fee under Bob Murphy in March 1979. He helped Mossley
secure their first Northern Premier League title and played in the League
Cup final win over Northwich Victoria at Maine Road. He was in the side
as it started the following season but was released in November 1979 making
his last appearance in the FA Cup defeat at York City on 24th November having
made a total of 30 appearances for the Lilywhites scoring just one goal
but creating many more. He became manager of Glossop and spent the next
three years at Surrey Street before returning to Seel Park as a popular
choice of manager to replace the departed Bob Murphy in November 1983.
Unfortunately for Grundy, who was by now landlord of a public house in Glossop,
things didn't go as he hoped. Mossley were struggling financially and the
team slipped down the table and finally finished bottom of the NPL and had
to apply for re-election. Strangely, Mossley had won their last two games
of the 83-84 season and Grundy was given another opportunity to build a
contending side. Sadly he failed - and just four wins in the opening 19
games of the 1984-85 season saw Grundy dismissed following a home FA Cup
defeat by Goole Town. Brian Grundy never returned to football management
and now resides in Spain. |
M |
|
| Colin
Gunning |
1979/80 |
2 |
0 |
Signed
from Wilsonians on trial |
D |
- |
| Jim
Gunning |
1957/58 |
1 |
0 |
Former
Manchester City (13-0), Hibernian (Scotland) and Barrow (10-1) player |
F |
|
| Gurney |
1951/52 |
1 |
0 |
unknown |
- |
- |
