Frank Moss

Career

His playing position was a midfielder. Before playing for Villa Burrows started his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. He then retired due to injury.

In 1944-1945, he made 15 guest appearances for Southampton.

Achievements

• However he recovered, and when Jimmy Harrop was forced out of Villa's 1920 FA Cup Final side through injury, local lad Moss took his place, helping Villa to a 1-0 victory over Huddersfield. Villa reached the FA Cup Final four years later, with Moss captaining the side, however they were defeated by Newcastle United in their first final at Wembley.

• Moss immediately took the first-team keeper's jersey from Charlie Preedy, and was a near ever-present for the Gunners for the next four seasons. He won a hat-trick of First Division titles (1932-33, 1933-34 and 1934-35) and played in the 1932 FA Cup Final, which Arsenal lost to Newcastle United after a controversial equaliser from Jack Allen, where the ball went behind the goal-line and out of play before being crossed back in for Allen to score. Moss also played five times for England, making his debut on 14 April 1934 against Scotland at Wembley, keeping a clean sheet as England won 3-0. His final match for England was the "Battle of Highbury" match against World Champions Italy on 14 November 1935 at Highbury, in which seven Arsenal players started the match. England won 3-2. On 16 March 1935, in a First Division match against Everton, Moss dislocated his left shoulder. With no substitutes allowed in those days, Moss was forced to play the rest of the game on the left wing and incredibly, he scored Arsenal's first goal in a 2-0 win.