Herbert Moody (born 1880 in Luton) was an English
footballer
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Career
After signing with home-town club
Luton Town
Luton Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club from Luton, Bedfordshire, England. The club currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "The Hatters", L ...
in 1901, Moody scored 15 league goals in 63 matches before moving on to
Leicester Fosse
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in 1905. Returning to Luton two years later, Moody scored another 78 league goals in 169 games before leaving in 1912 to join
Millwall
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According to the
List of Luton Town F.C. records and statistics Herbert Moody is the 5th highest goal scorer of all time for Luton Town FC with 104 goals in 247 appearances. Notable performances in the Southern League Division One in 1912 include scoring a hat-trick in a 7–1 defeat of Reading and scoring both goals in a 2–1 defeat of West Ham United.
References
1880 births
Footballers from Luton
English men's footballers
English Football League players
Southern Football League players
Luton Town F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Millwall F.C. players
Year of death missing
Men's association football forwards
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