30 Facts About Ernie Moss

Ernest Moss was an English footballer, most associated with his home town club, Chesterfield, where in three separate spells he made 539 appearances, scoring a club record 192 goals.

Ernie Moss was later voted PFA Fans' Favourites and cult hero number one by the club's supporters.

Ernie Moss turned out for non-League sides Matlock Town and Shepshed Charterhouse.

Ernie Moss later embarked on a fifteen-year career as a manager at the non-League level of the English football pyramid, taking charge at Gainsborough Trinity, Leek Town, Matlock Town, Hucknall Town, and Belper Town.

Ernie Moss led Gainsborough to a Northern Premier League Challenge Cup and Peter Swales Shield double in 1997, as well as a further Challenge Cup final appearance in 1998.

Ernie Moss worked as Peter Morris's assistant at Boston United and Kettering Town.

Ernie Moss worked as a clerk in the Derbyshire County Council education offices in Matlock at the time of his joining his hometown club Chesterfield, in April 1967, from the local Tube Works side.

Ernie Moss made his debut at Bradford Park Avenue on 26 October 1968, signing professional forms a few days later before going on to make sixteen further appearances in the season.

Ernie Moss was a major factor in the upturn in form, scoring twenty goals in the campaign, including four past Newport County.

Ernie Moss was then sidelined for months after rupturing his ligaments at Vetch Field.

Ernie Moss helped the club to win the 1981 Anglo-Scottish Cup.

In 1984, Ernie Moss signed with Chesterfield for a third time, now under the leadership of John Duncan.

Ernie Moss won promotion from the fourth tier for the fourth time, and Chesterfield came up as champions in his first season back at Saltergate.

Ernie Moss was with Conference champions Scarborough for their first season in the Football League under Neil Warnock.

Ernie Moss had a short spell with strugglers Rochdale, scoring twice in ten games for Eddie Gray's side, before his career in the Football League came to an end.

Ernie Moss's goals helped Kettering to finish the season as runners-up, eight points behind Maidstone United.

Ernie Moss later played for Matlock Town and Shepshed Charterhouse before he retired in his second spell with Kettering in 1992.

When Ernie Moss was starting his career, Chesterfield manager Jimmy McGuigan described him as:.

Ernie Moss's balance was nil, therefore his ball control was nil.

Ernie Moss knew where the goal lay but he couldn't often hit it.

Ernie Moss always posed an aerial threat and scored many of his goals by towering over defenders and directing the ball into the net.

Ernie Moss missed the only penalty he ever took, in his 1986 testimonial match against Sheffield United.

Ernie Moss was appointed manager of Gainsborough Trinity in 1995.

Ernie Moss was back in charge at Gainsborough by November 1999, replacing Steve Richards.

Ernie Moss was appointed manager at Conference North club Hucknall Town in 2004 but lost his job after just three months.

Ernie Moss returned to the Northern Premier League First Division in January 2005, when he was named manager of Belper Town.

Ernie Moss went on to coach youngsters at Chesterfield's community scheme and performed scouting missions.

Ernie Moss married his wife Jenny, a nurse, in 1971.

Ernie Moss was diagnosed with Pick's disease in October 2014.

Ernie Moss contracted Coronavirus disease 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and had beaten the disease by the end of May 2020.