Bobby Moffat is an English retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played eight seasons with the

Dallas Tornado The Dallas Tornado was a soccer team based in Dallas, Texas that played in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1967 to 1981. Of the twelve teams that comprised the U.S. in 1967, the Tornado franchise played the longest–15 seasons. ...

of the

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. Moffat began his career with

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before moving to Gillingham in 1965. He made only twenty-four appearances with the first team before moving to

Margate Margate is a seaside resort, seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay, UK, Palm Bay and Westbrook, Kent, ...

in July 1968. In December 1968, Margate sold Moffat's contract to

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

for £800. In 1970, he moved to the

of the

where he finished his career. However, he did return to England for three loan spells during the early 1970s. In 1983, he was the vice president of the

Dallas Americans Dallas Americans was an American soccer club based in Dallas, Texas that was a member of the American Soccer League. After the ASL folded, the club joined the newly formed United Soccer League, which itself lasted two seasons. It is also the name o ...

of the American Soccer League. Moffat continues to live in Dallas, where he coaches youth soccer.Moffat Enterprises, Inc.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moffat, Bobby 1945 births Living people Footballers from Portsmouth Association football midfielders English footballers Portsmouth F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Margate F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Dallas Tornado players Yeovil Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Waterlooville F.C. players English Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States