Charles Moore (23 September 1905 – December 1972) was an English

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who spent his entire professional career with

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playing 339 league games.

Career

Born in

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located south of Doncaster, south-east of Sheffield and north of Nottingham. Located close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbys ...

on 23 September 1905, Charlie Moore started his football career with nearby Manton Colliery before signing with

in October 1926 as an

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. He scored on his debut in a 4–3 win over

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on 18 December 1926 and, later the same season, played five games alongside his brother Fred. He concluded the season with eight goals, finishing as joint top goal-scorer. He moved to

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the following season, during which he scored 16 league goals to again be top goal-scorer, including five against

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. He was limited to just 14 games in 1928–29 but scored seven goals as City won Division Three (North). He dropped into the half back line after the club signed new forwards. Moore was a one-club man with City, as they remained in Division Two until relegation in 1936–37, during which time Moore was sent off twice and received a benefit match against

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. He retired in 1940 following the outbreak of the

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, by which time he had amassed 339 league appearances and 53 goals as well as another 29

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games and seven cup goals. His total was second only in the club's history to George Robinson at the time he retired.

Death

He died in Shipley, Yorkshire in December 1972 at the age of 67.

Honours

Bradford City *

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: 1928–29

References

1905 births 1972 deaths Footballers from Worksop English men's footballers English Football League players Bradford City A.F.C. players Men's association football wing halves Men's association football inside forwards 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1900s-stub

Career

Death

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