Born in Huddersfield on 13th February 1968.
Andrew John "Andy" Thackeray began his playing career in the Manchester City’s youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1986, but he moved on to Huddersfield Town without appearing for City's first team.
He played only twice for Huddersfield, then spent a season with Newport County (then still a Football League club), before going on to make more than 150 league appearances for each of his next two employers, Wrexham and Rochdale.
Famously he played in his usual right full back position for Wrexham when Mickey Thomas’ “wonder goal” knocked competition favourites Arsenal out of the FA Cup in 1992. In the 1997/98 season he helped Halifax Town to promotion from the Conference and played one more season in the Football League.
Thackeray then returned to the Conference, spending four seasons with Nuneaton Borough. In 2003 he joined Ashton United, where he scored 5 goals from 91 games in all competitions, and for a time acted as assistant manager.
His final club before retirement was Mossley, where he scored 4 goals from 74 games, and won the Supporters Player of the Year award in helping the Lilywhites to the Northern Premier League Division One title in the 2005–06 season.
Thackeray later worked as a chiropodist in the Huddersfield area.

Signed by Jason Beckford in August 2005 after impressing in pre season following his release by Bury at the end of 2004/05 season.
He appeared in a variety of defensive and midfield positions for Mossley in their title winning 2005/06 campaign.
He won the Mossleyweb Player of the Year in 2006/07. He returned to Mossley in October 2007 after a brief spell out of the game and made a total of 99 Mossley appearances scoring one goal.
Later with Oldham Town and Bacup Borough.

Born in Dewsbury on 7th September 1976.
Prolific striker Danny Toronczak was signed in November 2007 from Belper Town.
He signed for Belper in the close season from Ossett Albion and was their leading scorer with 9 goals from 19 appearances at the time.
Previously, he had six seasons at Ossett Albion, having originally signed for the West Yorkshire club in August 2001.
He was a prolific goal scorer, who notched 143 goals in just 235 games for Albion during his spell at Dimple Wells.
He missed much of the 2005/06 season through injury but recovered well to find the net 29 times in the 2006/07 season.
Transferred to Clitheroe early in 2008.
Later with Salford City and New Mills.
Returned to Mossley for a second spell in March 2009.
Later with Silsden and Clitheroe.

Born on 18th December 1977.
Robert Trees began his career as a youth player with his hometown club Manchester United.
After a loan spell at Stalybridge Celtic, he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1998, where he scored one goal in 46 league appearances.
Trees also had loan spells at Altrincham for a couple of months in 1999, and at Leigh RMI.
Leigh signed him on a permanent basis in February 2001, but he soon moved on to Droylsden in August of the same year.
He was signed for Mossley by Ally Pickering from Droylsden in August 2002 making 37 Mossley appearances in the 2002/03 season.
He then joined Hyde United in the summer of 2003, but his spell there was short-lived and he moved to Abbey Hey that December.
After 18 months with Abbey Hey, Trees joined the newly formed FC United of Manchester in July 2005 and was part of the club's initial 20-man squad for their 2005–06 pre-season.
However, he never played in a senior game for them.

Born in Leeds on 21st February 1983.
Goalkeeper signed by Jason Beckford from Bradford Park Avenue in May 2006 after previously serving Wakefield Emley. Formerly with Ashton United but signed for the Yorkshire club in March 2005.
He began his playing career with Southampton and was also on the books of Huddersfield Town.
Later with Wakefield.

Born in Wigan on 6th August 1904. Died 1996
Former Darlington, Huddersfield Town (364-0) and Fulham (68-0) goalkeeper signed who made 4 appearancces for Mossley in the war-time season of 1939/40..
He played for Felling Colliery and Gateshead High Fell, before moving to Huddersfield in 1926 for whom he appeared in the 1930 FA Cup final when Huddersfield lost 2-1 to Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.
He also twice represented England against France & Belgium in 1931.
Played for Hurst following WWII.

James Tyrell-Nestor was signed in July 2006 after impressing in Mossley's pre season buiild up.
His previous club was Wakefield-Emley but he first came to prominence scoring goals for Ossett Town.
A Talented striker or midfielder who signed for Eastwood Town in May 2004 but then switched to Ossett Town four months later.
Started out on the books at Halifax Town and also had spells with Farsley Celtic and Eccleshill United before earning rave reviews with his performances for Liversedge in the Northern Counties East League.
Released to join Farsley Celtic after just 4 substitute appearances for Mossley.
Later with Guiseley and Harrogate Railway Athletic.

Born in Manchester on 25th February 1931.
Arthur Spencer Tyrer was a highly rated wing half signed from Manchester City.
He was transferred to Leeds United (39-4) in September 1950 for a then Mossley record £2,000 fee.
Tyrer later played for Peterborough United (16-2), Shrewsbury Town (24-3), Aldershot (235-9), Hereford United and Fleet Town.
He played in the same Leeds United team as the legendary Welsh International John Charles.