John Moore (footballer, born 1966)

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

John Moore
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966
Place of birth Consett, England
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 ? (?)
National team
1999–2001 Hong Kong 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Stanley, Moore began his career with Sunderland in 1984.[1] While at Sunderland, Moore spent loan spells at St Patrick's Athletic,[2] Newport County, Darlington, Mansfield Town and Rochdale.[1] Moore then played in the Football League for Hull City and Sheffield United before moving to the Netherlands to play with FC Utrecht.[1]

After a year abroad, Moore returned to England, playing with Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough.[1] 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. Having played within the Hong Kong divisions for at least seven years, Moore obtained permanent residential status in which he is eligible to represent the national team in 1999 and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns with Hong Kong.

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

References
  1. "John Moore". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. "Moore signs for St Patrick's". Irish Times. 16 January 1985. p. 3. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012.
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