Harry Moody (footballer)

For the English cricketer and civil servant, see Harry Moody (civil servant).

Harry Moody
Personal information
Full name James Henry Moody
Date of birth (1896-03-12)12 March 1896
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Date of death 21 February 1968(1968-02-21) (aged 71)
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919 Rochdale
1919–1920 Mid-Rhondda
1920–1922 Grimsby Town 32 (0)
1922–1928 Rochdale 161 (0)
Total 193 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Henry Moody (12 March 1896 – 21 February 1968) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Grimsby Town and Rochdale.[2] His playing career came to an abrupt end in January 1928 after he suffered a head injury whilst playing for Rochdale against Stockport County.[3] [4]

  1. ^ "Optimists of the North. Rochdale". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.
  3. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  4. ^ https://www.enfa.co.uk (subscription required)