Ervine Mosby

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Ervine Mosby
File:Ervine Mosby - Bradford FC.jpeg
Personal information
Full nameErvine Pyrah Mosby
BornOctober 1877[1]
Normanton, England
Died1916 (aged 38)[2]
Bradford, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight12 st (168 lb; 76 kg)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1901–1911 Bradford R.F.C. 193 21 145 353
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1905 England 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [3][4]

Ervine Pyrah Mosby[5] (1877–1916), also referred to as Irving Mosby,[6] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played between 1901 and 1911.[7] He played at representative level for Yorkshire[8] and England, and at club leveland Bradford R.F.C.[3] He had previously played rugby union for Leicester.[9]

Background

Mosby was born in Normanton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 38 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[10]

Playing career

International honours

Mosby won a cap for England while at Bradford FC in 1905 against Other Nationalities.[4]

Championship Final appearances

Mosby played right-centre and scored a goal in Bradford FC's 5-0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000.[11][12]

County Cup Final appearances

Mosby played in Bradford FC's 8-5 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the [[1906 Yorkshire Cup Final at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 1 December 1906.[13]

References

  1. ^ West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985 for Erwin Pyrah Mosby, Baptised 23 January 1878, aged 13 weeks
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Yorkshire Senior Cup". Bradford Daily Telegraph. No. 11296. 29 October 1906. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Northern Rugby League". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 6 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ "The Complete history of Bradford Northern"
  8. ^ obituary Bradford Daily telegraph
  9. ^ 'A Tigers Tale' - History of Leicester Tigers
  10. ^ "Untitled". Halifax Courier. No. 9, 842. 24 October 1916. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ Irvin Saxton (ed.). History of Rugby League – No. 9 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer.
  12. ^ "1903/04 Northern Union Champions". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Irving (Erving) Mosby". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

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