John Moore (footballer, born 1945)

John Moore

Personal information
Full name	John Moore[1]
Date of birth	9 September 1945[1]
Place of birth	Liverpool, England[1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1966–1967	Everton	0	(0)
1967–1968	Stoke City	13	(0)
1968–1972	Shrewsbury Town	144	(1)
1972–1974	Swansea City	31	(0)
Total		188	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

John Moore (born 9 September 1945) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Swansea City and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Moore was born in Liverpool and began his career with Everton's youth team before joining Stoke City in 1967.^[1] He was thrust into the first team due to injuries and played in 13 matches during the 1967–68 season.^[1] However it was a poor season for Stoke as they were almost relegated and in the 13 matches played in defence Stoke lost nine of them conceding 32 goals.^[1] He was released from his contract and signed for Third Division Shrewsbury Town where he found his level becoming a regular for the "Shrews". He played 159 matches for the club scoring once against Rotherham United on 15 August 1970. He then spent a year and a half at Welsh club Swansea City before retiring due to injury.^[1]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1967–68	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Shrewsbury Town	1968–69	33	0	1	0	0	0	34	0
	1969–70	39	0	2	0	2	0	43	0
	1970–71	31	1	3	0	1	0	35	1
	1971–72	20	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
	1972–73	21	0	3	0	1	0	25	0
Swansea City	1972–73	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0
	1973–74	13	0	0	0	2	0	15	0
Career Total		188	1	11	0	6	0	205	1

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

External links

• John Moore stats at Neil Brown stat site