William Moir (19 April 1922 – 9 May 1988) was a Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at

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. He played mostly as an inside-right. Born in

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, he signed for Bolton during the war years and made his professional league debut when regular league football restarted in

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. Playing alongside Nat Lofthouse he was the Championship's top scorer in 1948–49 with 25 goals and continued good goal scoring form in the next few years, although always coming behind the more prolific Lofthouse. Moir was captain when Bolton gave away a 3–1 lead to

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in the Matthews Cup Final, scoring in the game. Two years later he left the club to join Stockport County where he spent a further two years as player manager before retiring from playing. He left Stockport County in 1960. In 1950 Moir gained his sole cap for

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, with his selection for the important match against

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which served both as the

1949–50 British Home Championship 1949–50 British Home Championship was one of the most significant competitions of the British Home Championship football tournament. This year saw the competition doubling up as Group 1 in the qualifying rounds for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was ...

decider and a qualifier for the

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seen as a surprise in the local press; they also criticised his performance following the home side's 1–0 defeat. He made two further appearances for

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.(Scotland B player) Moir, Willie
FitbaStats He died in 1988 at the age of 66.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moir, Willie 1922 births 1988 deaths Footballers from Aberdeen Association football inside forwards Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers Scotland B international footballers Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players English Football League players First Division/Premier League top scorers Scottish football managers Stockport County F.C. managers FA Cup Final players Dundee F.C. wartime guest players