Adrian Paul "Adie" Moses (born 4 May 1975) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He made over 300 appearances in the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

and

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

between 1993 and 2008, he notably played for

Barnsley Barnsley () is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It is the main settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley and the fourth largest settlement in South Yorkshire. The town's population was 71,422 in 2021, while the wider boroug ...

having also featured for

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. They compete in , the third tier of English football league system, English football. Huddersfield Town we ...

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, Lincoln City,

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

and

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

. He also represented England at Under-21 level.

Career

Moses joined

as a junior in 1993, making over 150 appearances for the club and appearing in the Premiership. He joined

for a fee in the region of £250,000 in December 2000, where he made 69 league appearances in two and a half seasons. Whilst at the club he scored twice; once against Ebbsfleet in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

and once against

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

in the league. He left Huddersfield on a free transfer in July 2003 and joined

on a two-year contract. Injuries restricted him to 57 appearances in three seasons and he was released by Crewe at the end of the 2005–06 season. He then moved to Lincoln City and score on his debut against

, but was not a regular in the first team in the 2007–08 season and was released at the end of the season. He joined

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

club

in July 2008. Moses was

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

. In December 2008, he was appointed Mansfield's caretaker manager, along with fellow player

Mark Stallard Mark Stallard (born 24 October 1974) is an English former professional footballer. He made more than 450 appearances in the Football League between 1991 and 2008, scoring 142 goals. Career Derby County Born in Derby, Stallard began hi ...

, who also played for Lincoln City, after the sacking of Billy McEwan. On 29 May 2009 Moses signed, for

. On 27 August it was announced he would take over as caretaker manager of the club following the dismissal of manager Steve Charles, and the resignation of former caretaker managers

Dave Reeves David Reeves (born 19 November 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward from 1986 to 2009. He played in the Football League for many clubs, including making more than 100 appearances for each of Chesterfield ...

and Steve Blatherwick, until the appointment of the new manager, who was revealed as

Brian Little Brian Little (born 25 November 1953) is an English football manager and former player. As a player, Little was a striker who spent his entire career for Aston Villa in a career that spanned from 1971 to 1980. He made 247 league appearances, ...

Personal life

On 10 November 2009, Moses retired from professional football due to ongoing injury troubles, and to concentrate on business interests away from the sport. He now works as a financial consultant for Paul Kerr Associates, a company set up by

Paul Kerr Paul Andrew Kerr (born 9 June 1964) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 48 goals in 264 league appearances in a 13-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Aston Villa in 1982 before moving ...

in 2002 to offer financial advice to professional footballers.

Personal life

In 2008, Moses graduated from

Staffordshire University The University of Staffordshire is a public research university in Staffordshire, England. It has its main campus in Stoke-on-Trent and four other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield, Shrewsbury, and London. History In 1901, industrialist Alfred ...

with a degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting.

Honours

Barnsley *

Football League First Division The Football League First Division was the top division of the Football League in England from 1888 until the end of the 1991–92 season, when its teams broke away to form the Premier League. From 1992 to 2004, the name First Division was g ...

**Runner-up: 1996–97 **Play-off finalists: 1999–2000

References

External links

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Adie Moses profile
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The Forgotten Imp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Adie 1975 births Living people Footballers from Doncaster English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders Barnsley F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Alumni of Staffordshire University English football managers Mansfield Town F.C. managers Gainsborough Trinity F.C. managers