Career Record for Featherstone
Appearances			Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
Total	Start	Sub
112	112	0	16	10	0	68

There was no more fervent supporter of Featherstone Rovers than local cobbler Harold Moxon, who served the club as both player and coach. Signed from the local Girnhill Lane juniors, he made his senior debut against the all-powerful Hunslet team at home on 5 February 1938, to realise his boyhood dream. He made eight consecutive appearances in that season and then established  himself in the following season and occasionally alternating with his half-back partner, Ray Hamer. He reverted to the scrum-half position for the Yorkshire Cup run of June 1940 and receiving a winner's medal after the 12-9 victory over Wakefield gave him his proudest moment.

Unfortunately, the war intervened and he was absent from 1942 to 1945 but he was back for the resumption of peace-time football in August 1945 and was appointed captain. Jim Brough reported at the time, 'Moxon played a real captain's part, here there and everywhere. His bursts from the scrum were reminiscent of Les Adams, the Leeds scrum-half. In defence, he was superb and gave an object lesson and inspiration to his band of warriors'.  Unfortunately, in a freak accident at York on 25 December 1945, he collided with the touch-line fence and broke his ankle. When he returned on 28 September 1946 against Wakefield (at home) he was greatly affected by the tragic death of Frank Townsend, the Trinity centre who was tackled and carried from the field and died three hours later in Pontefract Infirmary. After playing at home to Batley on 12 October 1946, he gave up the game.

He took up refereeing successfully in 1947, but then turned to coaching. For details of his coaching career see here

Biography by Ron Bailey