Christopher James Moore (born 17 January 1984) is an English former professional

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. He is currently a youth coach at

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Career

Moore was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. He began his football career in Newcastle United's Academy, then played

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for

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and Whitley Bay before taking a degree in journalism at Rutgers University in New Jersey. On returning to England in 2008 he rejoined Whitley Bay, and, after a one-game stint at Durham City, was part of their

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-winning team in 2009. In March 2010, he turned professional for the first time, signing a contract with Football League Two club

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

to run until the end of the 2010–11 season. He made his debut in the Football League two days later as a half-time substitute as Darlington lost 2–0 at Northampton Town. In September 2010 he joined

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club

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on what turned out "an impressive month"'s loan, scoring three goals from six games (one from five in the League). Moore was part of Darlington's

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winning side, playing all 120 minutes against

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on 7 May 2011. He was not offered a new contract and was released by Darlington a week later. In July 2011, Moore went on trial at

Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...

. He played in five pre-season friendlies before signing an initial six-month contract on 27 July 2011. He made his Gateshead debut as a second-half substitute on 13 August in their 3–2 win over

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. He scored his first goal for Gateshead in his first start 10 days later in a 3–1 win against Southport at Haig Avenue. On 31 December 2011, Moore had his contract extended until the end of the season. Moore was released by Gateshead on 30 April 2012. Moore joined

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in August 2012, and subsequently moved onto Darlington 1883, Blyth Spartans,

Consett Consett is a town in County Durham, England, about south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019. History Consett sits high on the edge of the Pennines. Its' name originates in the ...

and Ashington,Consett appoint old boy as new manager
Consett A.F.C. before becoming manager of Durham City in November 2015. He left Durham in October 2016, and subsequently coached at Whitley Bay and North Shields. In May 2018 he was appointed manager of Consett. In May 2019 he left the club to join

as a youth coach.Chris Moore quits consett to take up role at Sunderland AFC
Consett A.F.C.

Career statistics

Club

:A. The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the English Football League, Football Conference,

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and

. :B. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the

, Durham Challenge Cup, Northumberland Senior Cup,

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and

Cup.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Chris 1984 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Newcastle United F.C. players Bishop Auckland F.C. players Whitley Bay F.C. players Durham City A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Spennymoor Town F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Northern Football League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Consett A.F.C. players Ashington A.F.C. players English football managers Durham City A.F.C. managers Consett A.F.C. managers Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff