Hugh Moffat (24 January 1885 – 14 November 1952) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Burnley and Oldham Athletic. He won one cap for the England national team, in a match against Wales on 17 March 1913 and represented the Football League XI.

Personal life

Moffat was married and had four children, one of whom, Sid, also became a professional footballer. As of 1907, he was working as a coach painter. He served as a private in the Cheshire Regiment, the King's (Liverpool Regiment), the Labour Corps and the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) during the First World War and was discharged from the army on 28 May 1918, suffering from chronic nephritis. Moffat was the licensee of a pub in Congleton between 1922 and 1940.

Hugh Moffat (footballer)

References

1885 births

1952 deaths

People from Congleton

English men's footballers

England men's international footballers

Men's association football wing halves

Burnley F.C. players

Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players

English Football League players

Congleton Town F.C. players

English Football League representative players

Footballers from Cheshire

Men's association football fullbacks

British Army personnel of World War I

Cheshire Regiment soldiers

King's Regiment (Liverpool) soldiers

Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers

Duke of Wellington's Regiment soldiers

English football managers

Congleton Town F.C. managers

Military personnel from Cheshire

Hugh Moffat (footballer)