Arthur 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.[3] He played as a 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.[4] He played just once for Swindon, scoring their goal in a 2–1 defeat to Millwall in the Third Division South Cup.[5] He signed for First Division club Birmingham in the 1938 close season,[4] 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[6] before moving on to Port Vale in November 1938,[4] where he scored three goals in seven league appearances.[3] He departed after war in Europe broke out, most probably in the autumn of 1939.[7]

Career statistics

Source:[8]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swindon Town 1937–38 Third Division South 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Birmingham 1938–39 First Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Port Vale 1938–39 Third Division South 7 3 0 0 2 0 9 3

References

  1. ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Geoffrey MORELAND - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ^ Fielding, Rob (12 January 2025). "The 1939-40 Port Vale season preview". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ^ "Playing record: Geoffrey Moreland". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  6. ^ Matthews, p. 181.
  7. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 203. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  8. ^ Geoffrey Moreland at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Moreland
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