Ian Storey-Moore (born 17 January 1945) is an English former

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forward. He scored over 100 league goals for Nottingham Forest, and earned one cap for

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during his time there. In 1972, he moved to

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, but his league career was brought to an early end by injury in 1974. He went on to play for non-league

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, as well as

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. He later served as player-manager for

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, and for Burton Albion in his third spell at the club, before becoming chief scout at Nottingham Forest and

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Nottingham Forest

Storey-Moore was playing junior football in

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when he was spotted by a scout for Nottingham Forest, for whom he signed in May 1961.

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became Forest manager in 1963, and he assembled a team including Storey-Moore,

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and

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that, for a long spell, went largely unchanged in challenging for the

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title. They beat title rivals

4–1 at the

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on 1 October 1966. The 3–0 win against Aston Villa on 15 April had Forest second in the table, a point behind United. Injuries eventually took effect, meaning Forest had to settle for second place; they also lost in the

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semi-final to

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. At Forest, Storey-Moore collected his sole

cap in a game against the

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in 1970. Up until his departure in March 1972, he scored 105 goals in his 236 league games for the club.Ian Storey-Moore on Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile
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Manchester United

In March 1972, Storey-Moore was announced by

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manager

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as having signed for the club, with a fee of £225,000 reportedly agreed. However, Storey-Moore instead opted to sign for

, managed by

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. In 1974, he suffered an injury that brought his league career to an end. He had scored 12 goals for United.

Burton Albion

Following his injury, Storey-Moore signed for Southern League side

, having been convinced to join by manager Ken Gutteridge. He played for Burton for three seasons from 1974 to 1977, including a spell at

side

in 1975, before moving to

for his first managerial role in 1977. Storey-Moore returned to Burton as player-manager from 1978 to 1981, before retiring from the game.

After playing

Storey-Moore later became a

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in Nottingham and worked as Forest's chief scout. He went on to work as chief scout at Aston Villa, leaving the role when

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resigned as manager.

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* * 1945 births Living people English footballers England international footballers England under-23 international footballers Sportspeople from Ipswich Scunthorpe United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. managers English Football League players English Football League representative players Association football forwards English football managers Chicago Sting (NASL) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff Aston Villa F.C. non-playing staff English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in the United States English expatriate footballers {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub