Paul Moore (soccer)

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| fullname = Paul Moore

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| birth_place = Canada

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| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1995–1996

| clubs1 = St. Catharines Wolves

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| years2 = 1997

| clubs2 = Toronto Lynx

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1997

| clubs3 = Toronto Supra

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| years4 = 1998

| clubs4 = Toronto Olympians

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| years5 = 1998–1999

| clubs5 = Glen Shields

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| years6 = 1999–2000

| clubs6 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)

| caps6 = 4

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2000

| clubs7 = Toronto Croatia

| caps7 = 18

| goals7 = 9

| years8 = 2001–2003

| clubs8 = Toronto/Mississauga Olympians

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| club-update = 8 February 2015

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Paul Moore is a Canadian former soccer player who played most notably in the USL A-League, National Professional Soccer League, and with various Canadian soccer leagues.

Club career

= Early career =

Moore began his professional career in the Canadian National Soccer League with St. Catharines Wolves in 1995 and had a two-year tenure with the club.{{Cite news|last=Jeanneret|first=Mark|date=April 19, 1997|title=Soccer: CNSL picks up three teams|page=C3|work=St. Catharine Standard}}{{Cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Tanya |date=22 June 1995 |title=Wolves devour Eagles |work=St. Catharines Standard |pages=C1}} During his tenure, with St. Catharines he achieved the CNSL Championship and two league cups.

= Toronto Lynx =

In April 1997 he signed with the expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League, his signing was announced in a press conference which revealed the team roster.{{Cite journal|last=Bailey|first=David|date=April 1, 1997|title=Toronto Lynx Roster 1997|journal=Canada Kicks}} Moore made his debut for the club on April 12, 1997, in the Lynx's first official match against Jacksonville Cyclones; the game would eventually result in a 3-1 defeat for the fledgling side.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/lynx0005.htm|title = Jacksonville Cyclones (1) 3:1 (0) Toronto Lynx|date = April 12, 1997|website = Rocket Robin's Home Page|last = Aabo|first = G. Warren}}{{Cite web|title=Paul Moore {{!}} SoccerStats.us|url=http://soccerstats.us/bios/paul-moore/|access-date=2017-09-09|website=soccerstats.us}} In total, he would appear in 2 matches for Toronto.

For the remainder of the year he returned to the CNSL with Toronto Supra, and featured in the CNSL Championship final against former club St. Catharines Wolves.{{Cite news|last=Jeanneret|first=Mark|date=October 9, 1997|title=Wolves script storybook ending|page=D4|work=St. Catharines Standard}}{{Cite web|date=October 8, 1997|title=Canadian National Soccer League 1993 to 1997|url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CNSL-1993-1997.pdf|website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}}{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=July 5, 1997|title=Wolves' string finally snaps|page=D2|work=St. Catharines Standard|url=|access-date=}}

= CPSL =

In 1998, Moore signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League.{{Cite web|url = http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/98cpsl20.htm|title = Here are the results of the CPSL game between Mississauga and Toronto Olympians played at Wildwood Park in Mississauga at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game.|date = July 22, 1998|website = Rocket Robin's Home Page|last = Glover|first = Robin}} Midway through the season he was transferred to Glen Shields.{{Cite web|date=1999-11-03|title=Canada Kicks -- Elvis Saves Streak|url=http://canadakicks.com/CPSL/news/9914.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991103221717/http://canadakicks.com/CPSL/news/9914.htm|archive-date=November 3, 1999|access-date=2020-06-23|publisher=Canada Kicks}} In 2000, he signed with Toronto Croatia where he finished second in scoring for the club.{{Cite web |date=2001-07-26 |title=Toronto Croatia Team Roster 2000 |url=http://www.cpsl.org/croatiaroster2000.htm |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010726201740/http://www.cpsl.org/croatiaroster2000.htm |archive-date=2001-07-26 |access-date=2017-09-09}}{{Cite web |date=2001-04-19 |title=CPSL (Ontario Division) - Top Goal Scorers 2000 |url=http://www.cpsl.org/goalscorers.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010419212703/http://www.cpsl.org/goalscorers.htm |archive-date=April 19, 2001 |access-date=2020-06-23 }} He also assisted in securing the CPSL Championship after Croatia defeated the Toronto Olympians by a score of 2-1.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2000 |title=Canadian Professional Soccer league 1998 to 2005 |url=http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CPSL_1998_to_2005.pdf |website=canadiansoccerleague.ca}} The following season he returned to the Olympians.{{Cite web |date=2003-11-19 |title=CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League |url=http://www.cpsl.ca/gallery/missisauga_olympians.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031119215223/http://www.cpsl.ca/gallery/missisauga_olympians.asp |archive-date=November 19, 2003 |access-date=2020-06-23 }}

= Indoor career =

He played at the indoor level with the Edmonton Drillers in the America-based National Professional Soccer League during the 1999-00 indoor season.{{Cite web|last=Ireland|first=Joanne|date=February 20, 2000|title=Battered Drillers make rare home appearances|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/473958898/?terms=paul+moore+edmonton+drillers|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=38|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=February 17, 2000|title=Drill bring two strikers to town for tryouts|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/473957642/?terms=paul+moore+edmonton+drillers|access-date=2020-06-23|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=Edmonton Journal|page=42|language=en}} He would appear in 4 matches and record a goal.

= Ontario Cup =

In 2009, he played with Markham Soccer Club in the Ontario Cup tournament.{{Cite web|date=2009-08-10|title=Markham advances to over-35 men soccer provincial semifinal|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/1414132-markham-advances-to-over-35-men-soccer-provincial-semifinal/|access-date=2020-06-23|website=YorkRegion.com|publisher=Newmarket Era|language=en-CA}}