Geoffrey Moreland

Geoffrey Moreland
Personal information
Full name Arthur Geoffrey Moreland
Date of birth 29 November 1914(1914-11-29)
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1996 (aged 81–82)
Playing position Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Prestwood Amateurs ? (?)
– Stafford Rangers ? (?)
1937–1938 Swindon Town 0 (0)
1938 Birmingham 4 (0)
1938–1939 Port Vale 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Arthur Geoffrey Moreland, known as Geoffrey Moreland, (29 November 1914–1996) was an English professional footballer who made 11 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham and Port Vale.[1] He played as an centre forward.

Moreland was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He made his name in non-league football as a target-man with Prestwood Amateurs and Stafford Rangers before deciding to try his luck with Swindon Town.[2] He played just one game for Swindon, scoring their goal in a 2–1 defeat to Millwall in the Third Division South Cup.[3] He signed for First Division club Birmingham in the 1938 close season,[2] and made his debut in the opening match of the 1938–39 season, a 2–1 home defeat to Sunderland on 27 August 1938. He kept his place for another couple of games, but played only once after that[4] before moving on to Port Vale in November 1938,[2] where he scored three goals in seven league appearances.[1] He departed after war in Europe broke out, most probably in the autumn of 1939.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 189. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  2. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ "Playing record: Geoffrey Moreland". Swindon-Town-FC. http://www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk/PlayingRecord.asp?PersonID=MORELANG&Season=1937-1938. Retrieved 28 March 2009. 
  4. ^ Matthews, p. 181.
  5. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 203. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.