John Moore
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966
Place of birth Consett, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Sunderland 16 (1)
1985 → St Patrick's Athletic (loan) ? (?)
1985 → Newport County (loan) 2 (0)
1986 → Darlington (loan) 2 (1)
1987 → Mansfield Town (loan) 5 (1)
1988 → Rochdale (loan) 10 (2)
1988–1989 Hull City 14 (1)
1989 → Sheffield United (loan) 5 (0)
1989–1990 FC Utrecht 30 (8)
1990–1991 Shrewsbury Town 8 (1)
1991 Crewe Alexandra 1 (0)
1991–1992 Scarborough 7 (1)
1992 Bishop Auckland
1992–1997 Sing Tao
1997–1999 Happy Valley
1999–2002 Sun Hei
2002–2003 Durham City
Total ? (?)
International career
1999–2001 Hong Kong 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Moore (born 1 October 1966) is an English-born rretired 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.

References

  1. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "John Moore". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Moore signs for St Patrick's". The Irish Times. 16 January 1985. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
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