Frank Mobley

Frank Mobley

Personal information
Date of birth	21 November 1868
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Date of death	1940 (aged 71–72)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1886–1888	Singers
1892–1896	Small Heath	96	(62)
1896–????	Bury
????	Warmley
1900–1902	Coventry City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Frank Mobley (21 November 1868 – 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. He scored 64 goals in 103 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath, and was their leading scorer in three successive seasons at the club, from 1893–94 – when he was also overall top scorer in the Second Division^[1] – to 1895–96.

Honours

• with Small Heath
  • Second Division champions 1893.^[2]
  • Second Division promotion 1894.
  • Second Division top scorer 1893–94.

References

1. Ross, James M. (14 June 2007). "English League Leading Goalscorers 1889-2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
2. Promotion and relegation was decided by test matches, in which bottom club in First Division played off against top club from Second Division for the right to play in the First Division. Small Heath lost the test match, so were not promoted despite winning the division.

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.