Michael Moore (footballer)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Michael Moore
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Michael Jordan Moore
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paisley, Scotland
| currentclub = Stenhousemuir (Assistant Manager)
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1998–2002
| years2 = 2002–2004
| years3 = 2004–2005
| years4 = 2005
| years5 = 2005–2007
| years6 = 2007–2008
| years7 = 2008–2009
| years8 = 2009
| years9 = 2009–2013
| years10 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Hamilton Academical
| clubs2 = Stranraer
| clubs3 = St Johnstone
| clubs4 = → Stranraer (loan)
| clubs5 = Stranraer
| clubs6 = Ayr United
| clubs7 = Dumbarton
| clubs8 = → Stranraer (loan)
| clubs9 = Stranraer
| clubs10 = Kilbirnie Ladeside
| caps1 = 88
| caps2 = 61
| caps3 = 24
| caps4 = 7
| caps5 = 55
| caps6 = 14
| caps7 = 13
| caps8 = 5
| caps9 = 127
| caps10 = 20
| goals1 = 27
| goals2 = 34
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 2
| goals5 = 21
| goals6 = 5
| goals7 = 3
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 36
| goals10 = 5
| club-update = 16:30, 28 July 2013
}}
Michael Moore is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played in the Scottish Football League First Division for three clubs and is best known for his scoring record at Stranraer.
Career
Moore began his career with Hamilton Academical, and scored on his debut as a seventeen-year-old against Hibernian in a First Division match in November 1998.{{cite news|last=Baillie|first=Michael|title=MIXU FORTUNES FOR 10-MEN HIBS|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+MIXU+FORTUNES+FOR+10-MEN+HIBS%3B+Hamilton+2+Hibs+2.-a060614760|accessdate=28 July 2013|newspaper=Daily Mirror|date=23 November 1998}} With Hamilton dogged by financial problems which eventually led to their relegation to the Third Division, Moore joined Stranraer in July 2002.{{cite web|title=Moore to come from Mr. Stranraer|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/moore-to-come-from-mr-stranraer/|work=scottishfootballleague.com|publisher=Scottish Football League|accessdate=28 July 2013|date=24 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130728163319/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/moore-to-come-from-mr-stranraer/|archivedate=28 July 2013}}
Moore was SPFA Third Division Player of the Year in 2003–04, a season in which he equalled Derek Frye's record as Stranraer's top scorer in a season with twenty seven goals. This prolific form earned him a £35,000 move back to full-time football with St Johnstone in 2004, but he returned to Stranraer the following year for the same fee.{{cite web|title=Moore delight at Stranraer return|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stranraer/4349125.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 July 2013|date=14 March 2005}} He later played for Ayr United and Dumbarton before heading back to Stranraer for a third and final time in June 2009, having spent the end of the previous season there on loan.{{cite web|title=Sons capture Moore from Ayr|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dumbarton/7219054.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 July 2013|date=31 January 2008}}{{cite web|title=Stranraer sign Henderson from Ayr|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/stranraer/8088198.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=28 July 2013|date=8 June 2009}}
Moore indicated his wish to leave Stranraer at the end of the 2012–2013 season and ended his time with the club having scored ninety four times in two hundred and eighty-eight appearances.{{cite web|title=Stranraer and legend Moore to part company|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stranraer-and-legend-moore-to-part-company/|work=scottishfootballleague.com|publisher=Scottish Football League|accessdate=28 July 2013|date=30 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512135059/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/stranraer-and-legend-moore-to-part-company/|archivedate=12 May 2013}}
He joined Junior club Kilbirnie Ladeside in July 2013, teaming up with former Stranraer teammates Mark Crilly and Stephen Swift.{{cite news|last=O'Donnell|first=Jim|title=Moore the merrier as old pals sell league to ex-Stranraer star|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/juniors/moore-the-merrier-as-old-pals-sell-league-to-ex-stranraer-star-131663n.21716691|accessdate=28 July 2013|newspaper=Evening Times|date=27 July 2013}} He became assistant manager to Swift at Lowland Football League side BSC Glasgow in 2017.{{cite web|title=STEPHEN SWIFT NAMED BSC GLASGOW MANAGER|url=http://www.bscglasgow.co.uk/bscglasgownews/stephen-swift-named-BSC-Glasgow-manager.html|website=BSC Glasgow|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Michael}}
Category:Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:St Johnstone F.C. players
Category:Dumbarton F.C. players
Category:Ayr United F.C. players
Category:Stranraer F.C. players
Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Category:Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players