Charles William Moore (3 June 1898 – 9 March 1966) was an English

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who played as a full back for

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. Born in

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, he played for

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before joining United in May 1919. After two seasons, a recurring injury forced Moore to stop playing football, but in September 1922 he returned to play for United for a further eight years, making a total of 328 appearances for the club before retiring at the end of the 1929–30 season. Moore became most-capped United outfield player who never scored for the club. He also never made an appearance for

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, despite his reliability and consistency in his club's lineup.

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* * 1893 births 1966 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Manchester United F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players People from South Staffordshire District Footballers from Staffordshire 20th-century English sportsmen Cheslyn Hay {{England-footy-defender-1890s-stub