Andy Moore (footballer)

Andrew Roy Moore (born 14 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Moore made 65 appearances in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 1983 and 1987,[3] and also played Conference football for Lincoln City.[4][5]

Andy Moore
Personal information
Full name Andrew Roy Moore[1]
Date of birth (1965-11-14) 14 November 1965 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Cleethorpes,[1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
0000–1983 Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Grimsby Town 65 (1)
1987–1988 Lincoln City 28 (1)
1988–1989 Shamrock Rovers 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Shamrock Rovers edit

Moore signed for Shamrock Rovers in August 1988 and made his League of Ireland debut on the opening day of the 1988–89 season in a 1–0 loss to Athlone Town at Dalymount Park.[6]

He scored his first goal on 16 October in a 3–2 home win over Limerick.[7]

In a home game against Cork City on 11 November, Moore scored with a header for Rovers to lead 2–1 but then in injury time he caught the ball from a corner thinking the referee had blown the full-time whistle. Cork duly scored from the resultant penalty.[8]

He was sent off as Rovers lost at Limerick in December 1988.[9]

He made two appearances in the FAI Cup as well as 25 in the League.

Personal life edit

Moore came from a footballing family; his two brothers David and Kevin, his father Roy and his uncle Norman all also played for Grimsby Town.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Andy Moore". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Grimsby Town: 1946/47–2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Andy Moore". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. p. 419. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  6. ^ Monday, 5 September 1988 – Page 002. The Irish Times (1988-09-05). Retrieved on 2012-09-09.
  7. ^ Monday, 17 October 1988 – Page 003. The Irish Times (1988-10-17). Retrieved on 2012-09-09.
  8. ^ Saturday, 12 November 1988 – Page 012. The Irish Times (1988-11-12). Retrieved on 2012-09-09.
  9. ^ Thursday, 29 December 1988 – Page 002. The Irish Times (1988-12-29). Retrieved on 2012-09-09.
  10. ^ Joshua Burch (25 January 2014). "Young Reporter: Our beloved Grimsby Town". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2016.[permanent dead link]