Ian Moores
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Richard Moores[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 October 1954[1] | ||
Place of birth | Chesterton, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 12 January 1998 | (aged 43)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Staffordshire County Boys' Team | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1976 | Stoke City | 50 | (15) |
1976–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | (6) |
1977 | → Western Suburbs (loan) | 5 | (2) |
1978–1982 | Orient | 117 | (26) |
1982–1983 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | (5) |
1983 | → Barnsley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1983–1988 | APOEL | 119 | (39) |
1988–1989 | Tamworth | ||
1989 | Landskrona BoIS | 10 | (4) |
Total | 359 | (97) | |
International career | |||
1975 |
England U-23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ian Richard Moores (5 October 1954 – 12 January 1998) was an English
Playing career
Moores was born in
He moved to Tottenham Hotspur in August 1976 for a £75,000 fee.[4][5] Moores started off well, scoring on his debut during a League Cup tie at Middlesbrough on 31 August 1976 which Spurs won 2–1. On 4 September 1976 Moores made his Tottenham league debut at Old Trafford. Spurs trailed 2–0 at half-time, but second half strikes from Moores, Ralph Coates and John Pratt gave them a 3–2 win. However, he only scored twice more during the rest of that season, against Wrexham in the League Cup in September 1976 and against Sunderland in a 2–1 home defeat in November 1976. Spurs were relegated at the end of the season to Division Two.
During the
Moores was a first team regular over the next four years, but when Orient were relegated to
Personal life and post-retirement
His favorite player was his teammate, Jimmy Greenhoff. He cited his Under-23 national team debut vs Wales as his most memorable match. He had said that if he was not an athlete, he would have been a physical training instructor. His likes included television, driving and going to horse races.[6]
After retiring from football, Moores worked in
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 1973–74 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1974–75 | First Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
1975–76 | First Division | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | |
Total | 50 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 1976–77 | First Division | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
1977–78 | Second Division | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
1978–79 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
Orient | 1978–79 | Second Division | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 13 |
1979–80 | Second Division | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
1980–81 | Second Division | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
1981–82 | Second Division | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | |
Total | 117 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 137 | 32 | ||
Bolton Wanderers | 1982–83 | Second Division | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
Barnsley (loan) | 1982–83 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Landskrona BoIS | 1989 | Division 1 Södra
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10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | ||
Career Total | 238 | 56 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 274 | 68 |
- A. Football League Group Cup and Svenska Cupen.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Heys, Mark (2 December 2006). "Ian Moores". Retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (17 January 1998). "Obituary: Ian Moores". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Duggan, Jim. "Past Spurs transfer fees". Retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ Freeman, Tom (13 September 1976). "Spurs look to the future with Moores". The Times. London. pp. 9, Issue 59807, col E. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ Shoot Magazine, Focus on Ian Moores, publisher: Shoot Magazine, published: 1970's
- ^ "Nigel's WebSpace – English Football Cards, Player death notices".
- ^ "Ex-Wanderer loses his cancer battle". Bolton Evening News. This is Lancashire. 14 January 1998. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2007.
- ^ Ian Moores at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Spelare – Ian Moores". boishistoria.se. Retrieved 24 December 2020.