John Moore (footballer, born 1966) explained

John Moore
Birth Date:1 October 1966
Birth Place:Consett, England
Height:5 ft 10 in[1]
Position:Striker
Years1:1984–1988
Clubs1:Sunderland
Caps1:16
Goals1:1
Years2:1985
Clubs2:St Patrick's Athletic (loan)
Caps2:?
Goals2:?
Years3:1985
Clubs3:Newport County (loan)
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1986
Clubs4:Darlington (loan)
Caps4:2
Goals4:1
Years5:1987
Clubs5:Mansfield Town (loan)
Caps5:5
Goals5:1
Years6:1988
Clubs6:Rochdale (loan)
Caps6:10
Goals6:2
Years7:1988–1989
Clubs7:Hull City
Caps7:14
Goals7:1
Years8:1989
Clubs8:Sheffield United (loan)
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:1989–1990
Clubs9:FC Utrecht
Caps9:30
Goals9:8
Years10:1990–1991
Clubs10:Shrewsbury Town
Caps10:8
Goals10:1
Years11:1991
Clubs11:Crewe Alexandra
Caps11:1
Goals11:0
Years12:1991–1992
Clubs12:Scarborough
Caps12:7
Goals12:1
Years13:1992
Clubs13:Bishop Auckland
Years14:1992–1997
Clubs14:Sing Tao
Years15:1997–1999
Clubs15:Happy Valley
Years16:1999–2002
Clubs16:Sun Hei
Years17:2002–2003
Clubs17:Durham City
Totalcaps:?
Totalgoals:?
Nationalyears1:1999–2001
Nationalteam1:Hong Kong
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0

John Moore (born 1 October 1966) is an English-born retired Hong Kong footballer. A striker, Moore has played professionally in England, Wales, the Netherlands and Hong Kong.

Career

Born in Stanley, Moore began his career with Sunderland in 1984.[2] While at Sunderland, Moore spent loan spells at St Patrick's Athletic,[3] Newport County, Darlington, Mansfield Town and Rochdale.[2] Moore then played in the Football League for Hull City and Sheffield United before moving to the Netherlands to play with FC Utrecht.[2]

After a year abroad, Moore returned to England, playing with Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough.[2] Moore then played non-league football with Bishop Auckland, before moving to Hong Kong, where he played with Sing Tao, Happy Valley and Sun Hei.

He then returned to England after ten years in Hong Kong to play with Durham City.

International career

Having played within the Hong Kong divisions for at least seven years, Moore obtained permanent residential status in which he was eligible to represent the national team in 1999 and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns with Hong Kong.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . Peter . Dunk . Queen Anne Press . London . 1987 . 352 . 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. Web site: John Moore. 15 October 2016. Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown.
  3. News: Moore signs for St Patrick's . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023101523/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0116/Pg003.html . dead . 23 October 2012 . The Irish Times . 16 January 1985 . 3.