Chris Moyses

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Chris Moyses

|image =

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|fullname = Christopher Raymond Moyses

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|1|df=y}}{{cite web|url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=moys01|title=Profile|publisher=The Lincoln City FC Archive|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806202008/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=moys01|archive-date=6 August 2012|url-status=dead}}

|birth_place = Lincoln, England

|height =

|position = Defender

|currentclub =

|years1 = 1982–1984

|clubs1 = Lincoln City

|caps1 = 4

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 1984–1985

|clubs2 = Halifax Town

|caps2 = 25

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 1985

|clubs3 = Boston United

|caps3 = 0

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 1985

|clubs4 = Shepshed Charterhouse

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 1985–1986

|clubs5 = Grantham

|caps5 = 26

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 1990–1991

|clubs6 = Bourne Town

|caps6 = 12

|goals6 = 0

|totalcaps = 64

|totalgoals = 0

|manageryears1 = 2010–2011

|managerclubs1 = Lincoln Moorlands Railway

|manageryears2 = 2014

|managerclubs2 = Lincoln City (caretaker)

|manageryears3 = 2014–2016

|managerclubs3 = Lincoln City

|manageryears4 = 2018

|managerclubs4 = Alfreton Town

}}

Christopher Raymond Moyses (born 1 November 1965) is an English football coach and former professional player. He is a former manager of Lincoln City and Alfreton Town.

As a player, he was a defender from 1982 to 1986 with Lincoln City, Halifax Town, Boston United, Shepshed Dynamo and Grantham. In the 1990–91 season he played for Bourne Town. He has since coached at Lincoln United before managing Lincoln Moorlands Railway. In 2011, he became involved with the youth setup at Lincoln City, also taking on a role as coach of the first team.

Playing career

Moyses played in the Football League for Lincoln City and Halifax Town,{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/lincoln/lincoln.html|title=LINCOLN CITY : 1946/47 – 1986/87 & 1988/89 – 2009/10|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database}}{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/halifax/halifax.html|title=HALIFAX TOWN : 1946/47 – 1992/93 & 1998/99 – 2001/02|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database}} before moving onto the non-league circuit where he appeared for a number of, largely Lincolnshire based, clubs. He began the 1985–86 season with Boston United, appearing as a substitute in the club's 5–3 Lincolnshire Senior Cup home victory over Grimsby Town on 3 August 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/seas85.html|title=Boston United's Season 1985/86 (Results and team line-ups)|publisher=Boston United F.C. – The Original Website|accessdate=24 May 2011}} It would be his only appearance for the club{{cite web|url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats85.html|title=Boston United's Season 1985/86 (Statistics)|publisher=Boston United F.C. – The Original Website|accessdate=20 January 2015}} before he moved on, first to Shepshed Charterhouse before joining Grantham, debuting in the club's 1–0 defeat at Hednesford Town on 28 October 1985. He went on to make 26 appearances for the club in their Southern Football League Midland division campaign before leaving at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefootballarchives.com/network/player.php?ID=426 |title=Chris Moyses Profile|publisher=thefootballarchives.com|accessdate=20 January 2015}} In the 1990–91 season he played for Bourne Town helping them win the United Counties League Premier Division for the 4th time in the club's history. Jeremy Biggs Hereward Sports UCL Review 1991 p38

Coaching career

In September 2009 he resigned his position as Assistant Manager at Lincoln United.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Blues-chairman-grateful-Premier-cash/article-1362755-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505143726/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Blues-chairman-grateful-Premier-cash/article-1362755-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Blues chairman grateful for Premier cash|date=24 September 2009|publisher=Lincolnshire Echo|accessdate=24 May 2011}} In February 2010 he was appointed manager of Lincoln Moorlands Railway,{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Darren-Dye-hurt-manner-Moorlands-exit/article-1806457-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505074720/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Darren-Dye-hurt-manner-Moorlands-exit/article-1806457-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Darren Dye hurt at manner of Moorlands exit|date=5 February 2010|publisher=Lincolnshire Echo|accessdate=24 May 2011}} helping the team secure 22 points from their final eleven league games to avoid relegation from the Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Mid-table-hope-Lincoln-Moorlands-Railway-manager-Chris-Moyses/article-2462046-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505094747/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Mid-table-hope-Lincoln-Moorlands-Railway-manager-Chris-Moyses/article-2462046-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Mid-table hope for Lincoln Moorlands Railway manager Chris Moyses|date=28 July 2010|publisher=Lincolnshire Echo|accessdate=24 May 2011}} In the 2010–2011 season he steered the club to sixth place in the league, their highest ever position,{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Chris-Moyses-Lincoln-Moorlands-exceeded-expectations-season/article-3502475-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505082708/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/Chris-Moyses-Lincoln-Moorlands-exceeded-expectations-season/article-3502475-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Chris Moyses: Lincoln Moorlands have exceeded expectations this season|date=29 April 2011|publisher=Lincolnshire Echo|accessdate=24 May 2011}} but he resigned from the club on 14 May 2011 to invest in the Centre of Excellence at Lincoln City.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/EXCLUSIVE-Businessman-Chris-Moyses-ready-invest-Lincoln-City/article-3559342-detail/article.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505064256/http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/news/EXCLUSIVE-Businessman-Chris-Moyses-ready-invest-Lincoln-City/article-3559342-detail/article.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 May 2013|title=Exclusive: Businessman Chris Moyses ready to invest in Lincoln City|date=16 May 2011|publisher=Lincolnshire Echo|accessdate=24 May 2011}} The investment saw him assuming a coaching role within the Imps' youth structure.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9492505.stm|title=Youth department investment boost for Lincoln City|date=20 May 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}

On 3 November 2014, he was appointed caretaker manager of Lincoln City following the decision to relieve Gary Simpson of his duties.http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/Lincoln-City-place-manager-Gary-Simpson-gardening/story-24021865-detail/story.html> On 8 December 2014, he was appointed the full-time manager of Lincoln City after signing a 12-month rolling contract.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30383499|title = Lincoln appoint Moyses as manager|work = BBC Sport}} In April 2016 it was announced he would leave the role at the end of the 2015–16 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35968444|title=Moyses to stand down as Lincoln boss|work=BBC Sport}} He was replaced by Danny Cowley in May 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36280729|title=Lincoln appoint Cowley as manager|work=BBC Sport}} He was appointed manager of Alfreton Town in January 2018,[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42704624 Alfreton Town: Chris Moyses replaces John McDermott as manager] BBC Sport, 16 January 2018 but left them in May 2018.{{cite web |last1=Whitney |first1=Steve |title=Moyses Parts Company With Alfreton After 'Mission Accomplished' |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/moyses-parts-company-with-alfreton-after-mission-a-50299 |website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk |accessdate=29 March 2020}}

Managerial statistics

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align=left\|Lincoln City \|align=left\|3 November 2014 \|align=left\|13 May 2016 {{WDL\|80\|27\|19\|34\|decimals=1}} \|{{cite web \|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3021 \|title=Managers:Chris Moyses \|website=Soccerbase \|publisher=Centurycomm \|access-date=28 September 2024}}
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align=left|Lincoln City

|align=left|3 November 2014

|align=left|13 May 2016

|{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=3021 |title=Managers:Chris Moyses |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 September 2024}}

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