A familiar name to Palace supporters who followed the club in our Third Division days between 1974 to 1977, Ernie Moss who played during those seasons for Chesterfield, Peterborough and Mansfield - has passed away - aged 71.
He certainly figured in some memorable games, none more so than the fabled last weekend of the 1976/77 season, when Palace had completed their season in midweek by beating Wrexham 4-2 away, climbing into the 3rd promotion place.
Wrexham needed to beat Mansfield to go up, they had actually opened up a considerable lead over Palace until the last four games of that season (two points for a win back then) - but Palace beat them home and away as well as beating Chesterfield away and Lincoln at home to narrow the gap.
Many Palace fans were in the crowd to cheer Mansfield on - it was Ernie Moss’s goal in the 89th minute that sealed the Title for Mansfield, ahead of second placed Brighton, who only managed a draw at Chesterfield and although Palace would have gone up with a draw between Wrexham and Mansfield - Ernie’s last minute winner certainly put the icing on the cake!
I’ve still got my Mansfield scarf that I swapped for a Palace one as a momento of a great day and indeed a great season.
RIP Ernie Moss.
He certainly figured in some memorable games, none more so than the fabled last weekend of the 1976/77 season, when Palace had completed their season in midweek by beating Wrexham 4-2 away, climbing into the 3rd promotion place.
Wrexham needed to beat Mansfield to go up, they had actually opened up a considerable lead over Palace until the last four games of that season (two points for a win back then) - but Palace beat them home and away as well as beating Chesterfield away and Lincoln at home to narrow the gap.
Many Palace fans were in the crowd to cheer Mansfield on - it was Ernie Moss’s goal in the 89th minute that sealed the Title for Mansfield, ahead of second placed Brighton, who only managed a draw at Chesterfield and although Palace would have gone up with a draw between Wrexham and Mansfield - Ernie’s last minute winner certainly put the icing on the cake!
I’ve still got my Mansfield scarf that I swapped for a Palace one as a momento of a great day and indeed a great season.
RIP Ernie Moss.
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