Gary Moore (footballer, born 1945)

Gary Moore (4 November 1945 - 20 November 2021) was an English former footballer who played in The Football League.

Gary Moore

Personal information
Date of birth	(1945-11-04)4 November 1945
Place of birth	Sedgefield, England
Date of death	20 November 2021(2021-11-20) (aged 76)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–1964	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Sunderland	13	(2)
1966–1968	Grimsby Town	53	(15)
1968–1974	Southend United	164	(46)
1974	→ Colchester United (loan)	11	(7)
1974–1976	Chester	43	(4)
1976–1978	Swansea City	34	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

Career

Moore, born in Sedgefield, County Durham, gained school representative honours with Sunderland Boys and Durham County Boys, he then signed for Sunderland as an amateur when he was still 15. At 16 he played for the England Youth Team and became a full-time professional at 17. After six seasons at Roker Park, Moore was transferred to Grimsby, where he notched up 15 goals in an 18 months stay. When he arrived at Roots Hall, he was yet another in the long line of North-countrymen to move to Southend in an effort to find fame and fortune with United. He made 164 league appearances with Southend, and had a successful loan spell at Essex rivals Colchester. He later moved on to Chester, where he scored in the Football League Cup semi-final against Aston Villa,^[1] and then Swansea before retiring through injury.^[2]

References

1. "When Fourth Division Chester took Villa to the wire". Birmingham Mail. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
2. "Southend United database - Gary Moore". sufcdb.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links

• Gary Moore at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Gary Moore at Colchester United Archive Database