Ervine Mosby

Ervine Mosby

Personal information
Full name	Ervine Pyrah Mosby
Born	October 1877[1] Normanton, England
Died	21 October 1916 (aged 38) Bradford, England
Playing information
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	12 st (168 lb; 76 kg)
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1901–11 Bradford R.F.C. 193 21 145 353 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1903–04 Yorkshire 6 3 6 0 21 1905 England 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [2][3]

Ervine Pyrah Mosby[4] (October 1877 – October 1916), also referred to as Irving Mosby,[5] was an English professional rugby league footballer who played between 1901 and 1911.[6] He played at representative level for Yorkshire and England, and at club level for Bradford R.F.C.[2] He had previously played rugby union for Leicester.[7][8]

Background

Mosby was born in Normanton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 38 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[9]

Playing career

International honours

Mosby won a cap for England while at Bradford FC in 1905 against Other Nationalities.

Championship final appearances

Mosby played right-centre and scored a goal in Bradford FC's 5-0 victory over Salford in the Championship tiebreaker during the 1903–04 season at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Thursday 28 April 1904, in front of a crowd of 12,000.[10][11]

County Cup Final appearances

Mosby played in Bradford FC's 8-5 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1906 Yorkshire Cup Final at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 1 December 1906.[12]

References

1. West Yorkshire, Non-Conformist Records, 1646-1985 for Erwin Pyrah Mosby, Baptised 23 January 1878, aged 13 weeks
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Player Summary: Ervine Mosby". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
4. "Yorkshire Senior Cup". Bradford Daily Telegraph. No. 11296. 29 October 1906. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Northern Rugby League". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 6 December 1907. p. 5. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
6. "The Complete history of Bradford Northern"
7. "Death of Irvine Mosby". Bradford Daily Telegraph. 23 October 1916. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. 'A Tigers Tale' - History of Leicester Tigers
9. "Untitled". Halifax Courier. No. 9, 842. 24 October 1916. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. Irvin Saxton (ed.). History of Rugby League – No. 9 – 1903–04". Rugby Leaguer.
11. "1903/04 Northern Union Champions". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
12. "Irving (Erving) Mosby". rlhp.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

External links

• Image "1903/04 Northern Union Champions - Bradford were Northern Union champions for the first time in the season 1903/04. They beat Salford 5-0 in a play off at Thrum Hall, Halifax. - Date: 28/04/1904 - Players: Back row: Robson (trainer), Sinton, Heseltine, Sharratt. Middle row: Hutt, Barker, Greenwood, Smales, Feather, Mosby, Eagers. Front row: Dunbavin, Gunn, Rees, Marsden, Turner, Laidlaw, Dechan. On ground: Surman, Brear" at rlhp.co.uk
• Image "1906 Challenge Cup winning team - Bradford beat Salford to win the Challenge Cup in 1906 at Headingley. - Date: 28/04/1906 - Players: Back row: Hoyle (Secretary), Greenwood, Connell, Feather, Smales, Francis, Grayson, Walton, Mosby, Surman, Rees, Farrell (Trainer). Middle row: Gunn, Sharratt, Dechan, Marsden, Turner, Laidlaw, Mann. Front row: Dunbavin, Heseltine, Brear." at rlhp.co.uk
• Image "Irving (Erving) Mosby - Irving Mosby, played for both Yorkshire and England and was a member of the Yorkshire Cup winning side of 1906 when Bradford beat Hull KR 8-5 at Wakefield. - Date: 01/01/1905" at rlhp.co.uk