John Moore (footballer, born 1966)

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| name = John Moore

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Consett, England

| height = 5 ft 10 in{{cite book |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |date=1987 |page=352 |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5}}

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1984–1988

| clubs1 = Sunderland

| caps1 = 16

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1985

| clubs2 = → St Patrick's Athletic (loan)

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = ?

| years3 = 1985

| clubs3 = → Newport County (loan)

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1986

| clubs4 = → Darlington (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1987

| clubs5 = → Mansfield Town (loan)

| caps5 = 5

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1988

| clubs6 = → Rochdale (loan)

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 1988–1989

| clubs7 = Hull City

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 1989

| clubs8 = → Sheffield United (loan)

| caps8 = 5

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 1989–1990

| clubs9 = FC Utrecht

| caps9 = 30

| goals9 = 8

| years10 = 1990–1991

| clubs10 = Shrewsbury Town

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 1

| years11 = 1991

| clubs11 = Crewe Alexandra

| caps11 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 1991–1992

| clubs12 = Scarborough

| caps12 = 7

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 1992

| clubs13 = Bishop Auckland

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| years14 = 1992–1997

| clubs14 = Sing Tao

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| years15 = 1997–1999

| clubs15 = Happy Valley

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| years16 = 1999–2002

| clubs16 = Sun Hei

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| years17 = 2002–2003

| clubs17 = Durham City

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| totalcaps = ?

| totalgoals = ?

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2001

| nationalteam1 = Hong Kong

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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John Moore (born 1 October 1966) is an English-born retired 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player7/johnmoore.html|title=John Moore|access-date=15 October 2016|website=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database|publisher=Neil Brown}} While at Sunderland, Moore spent loan spells at St Patrick's Athletic,{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0116/Pg003.html#Ar0031 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023101523/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0116/Pg003.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 October 2012 |title=Moore signs for St Patrick's |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=16 January 1985 |page=3}} Newport County, Darlington, Mansfield Town and Rochdale. Moore then played in the Football League for Hull City and Sheffield United before moving to the Netherlands to play with FC Utrecht.

After a year abroad, Moore returned to England, playing with Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. 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.