Gary Moore (4 November 1945 - 20 November 2021) was an English

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who played in

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Career

Moore, born in

Sedgefield Sedgefield is a market town and civil parish in County Durham, England. It had a population of 4,986 in the 2021 census. It has the only operating racecourse in County Durham. Etymology The name ''Sedgefield'' is of Old English origin. It ...

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, gained school representative honours with Sunderland Boys and Durham County Boys, he then signed for Sunderland as an amateur when he was still 15. At 16 he played for the

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Youth Team and became a full-time professional at 17. After six seasons at

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, Moore was transferred to

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes dir ...

, where he notched up 15 goals in an 18 months stay. When he arrived at

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, he was yet another in the long line of North-countrymen to move to

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in an effort to find fame and fortune with United. He made 164 league appearances with Southend, and had a successful loan spell at

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rivals

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. He later moved on to

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

, where he scored in the

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semi-final against

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, and then

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before retiring through injury.

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at Colchester United Archive Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Gary 1945 births Living people Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Sunderland A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Swansea City A.F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Sedgefield