Geoffrey Moreland
Personal information
Full name Arthur Geoffrey Moreland[1]
Date of birth (1914-11-29)29 November 1914
Place of birth Wolverhampton, England
Date of death 1996 (aged 81–82)
Position(s) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career statistics

Source:[7]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swindon Town1937–38Third Division South00001111
Birmingham1938–39First Division40000040
Port Vale1938–39Third Division South73002093

References

  1. ↑ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Geoffrey MORELAND - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. ↑ "Playing record: Geoffrey Moreland". Swindon-Town-FC. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
  5. ↑ Matthews, p. 181.
  6. ↑ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 203. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  7. ↑ Geoffrey Moreland at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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