John Moore (footballer, born 1923)

John Moore

Personal information
Full name	John William Michael Moore
Date of birth	(1923-09-25)25 September 1923
Place of birth	Chiswick, England
Date of death	September 2012 (aged 88)
Place of death	Wandsworth, England
Height	5 ft 10.6 in (1.79 m)
Playing position	Wing-half
Youth career
1938–1939	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1948	Brentford	4	(0)
1948–1949	Gloucester City
1949–1952	Colchester United	15	(0)
	Staines Town
	Hastings United
Total		19	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John William Michael Moore (25 September 1923 – September 2012) was an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a wing-half for Brentford and Colchester United.

Born in Chiswick, London, Moore represented London and Middlesex as a schoolboy and joined First Division side Brentford as a junior after leaving school. The club wanted Moore to sign a professional contract, but the suspension of competitive football due to the breakout of the Second World War in 1939. During the war, Moore guested with Manchester City, Derry City and along with other serving footballers Bill Baxter, Bobby Mitchell and John Aston, won a cup final with Australian club Canterbury-Bankstown, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After the war, Moore received interest from First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, but returned to Brentford after Harry Curtis offered him a professional contract.

Moore made his Brentford debut on 10 May 1947 in a 1–0 defeat against Bolton Wanderers in the First Division, the first full season following World War II. Behind Archie Macaulay in the pecking order, Moore only made four appearances for the club and played his last game in a 3–0 defeat at Luton Town in the Second Division on 3 September 1947. He saw out his time with the Bees in the reserve team.

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