Stuart John Moore (born 8 September 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

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. He has previously played for

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Hungerford Town Hungerford Town Football Club is a semi-professional Football club (association football), football club based in Hungerford, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks Football Association, they are currently members of and play at B ...

(loan), Bashley (loan), Gloucester City (loan),

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

(loan),

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

(loan),

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

(loan),

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

(loan),

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Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...

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and

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

(loan).

Career

Reading

Born in

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, Isle of Wight, Moore began his career in the

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at Brading Town before moving to

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. He then joined

in September 2011 at the age of 17 on a three-year scholarship, culminating with a one-year professional contract. Moore joined Southern League Division One South & West club

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later that month. He debuted in a replay against Weymouth in the

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second qualifying round, in which he made a number of saves, with Hungerford losing 3–1. The following season saw Moore loaned to Southern League Premier Division club Bashley, finishing the loan with 33 appearances. On 17 February 2014, Moore joined

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club Gloucester City on a one-month loan. He debuted a day later in a 3–1 defeat at home to

. Moore returned to Reading after being recalled from his loan on 14 March, which he finished with four appearances. He was then loaned to

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club

on 27 March until the end of 2013–14. Moore made his league debut on 5 April in a 2–1 victory at home to Eastbourne Borough. He was

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in the 63rd minute of a 3–1 defeat away to

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on 19 April for raising his arm in the direction of a Gosport player, which resulted in his suspension for Bath's final matches of the season. Moore completed the loan spell with four appearances. He signed a new one-year contract with Reading ahead of 2014–15. On 7 August 2014, Moore joined Conference South club

on a season-long loan. He debuted on 23 August in a 2–0 win at home to Hayes & Yeading United. Moore completed the loan spell with 48 appearances, which included both legs of the play-off semi-final defeat to

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, losing 2–1 on aggregate. He was named as Basingstoke's Player of the Year, voted for by the club's supporters. On 27 February 2016, Moore joined

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club

on a 28-day emergency loan. He debuted later that day in a 2–1 defeat at home to

, finishing the loan with four appearances. On 31 January 2017, Moore joined

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club

on loan until the end of 2016–17. He debuted later that day in Luton's 3–2 defeat at home to

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

. Moore played in both legs of the play-off semi-final defeat to

, losing 6–5 on aggregate, and completed the loan spell with 10 appearances. He left Reading at the end of 2016–17.

Barrow

On 1 July 2017, Moore signed for

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club Barrow on a one-year contract. He left the club by mutual consent on 22 January 2018, having made 18 appearances.

Swindon Town

Moore signed for League Two club Swindon Town on 27 January 2018 on a contract until the end of 2017–18. He was offered a new contract by Swindon at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 2 August 2018, Moore signed for newly relegated League Two club

. Due to impressive performances, Moore temporarily became first choice goalkeeper for the club and made six league appearances during the successful 2018–19 promotion-winning season. After limited opportunities the

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season, Moore was one of nine players released by Milton Keynes Dons.

Wealdstone

In December 2020, Moore signed for

club

. On 19 December 2020, Moore saved a 96th-minute penalty against

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to ensure a 4–3 victory and send Wealdstone to the 4th round of the

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. Moore left the club on 30 January 2021.

Blackpool

On 26 February 2021, Moore joined

side

on a contract until the end of the season. He signed a one-year extension on 9 June 2021, with a clause for a possible additional twelve months. On 18 March 2023, Moore joined

on an emergency loan deal, making his debut the same day away at Salford City.

Morecambe

On 27 June 2023, Moore signed for recently relegated League Two club

on a one-year deal.

Personal life

Moore is the brother of

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goalkeeper Simon Moore. Their father and grandfather were also goalkeepers.

Career statistics

Honours

Reading U21 *

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: 2013–14 Individual *

Player of the Year: 2014–15

References

External links

Stuart Moore profile
at the Swindon Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Stuart 1994 births Living people People from Sandown English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Brading Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Reading F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Bashley F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Basingstoke Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Southern Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players