Eddie Mosscrop

Eddie Mosscrop
Personal information

Full name	Edwin Mosscrop
Date of birth	16 June 1892
Place of birth	Southport, England
Date of death	14 March 1980(1980-03-14) (aged 87)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1912–1922	Burnley	176	(19)
National team
1914	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Edwin "Eddie" Mosscrop (16 June 1892 – 14 March 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He won two caps for the England national football team in 1914 and was part of the Burnley side which won the FA Cup in 1914. He served with the British Army in Salonika during the First World War, before returning to Burnley in 1919. He was forced to retire from professional football in November 1922 due to a serious illness and subsequently returned to his hometown of Southport to work as a schoolteacher. He was the last surviving pre-World War I England international.

References

Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData.
Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007.

Persondata
Name	Mosscrop, Eddie
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	16 June 1892
Place of birth	Southport, England
Date of death	14 March 1980
Place of death