James Moore (1 September 1891 – December 1972) was an English professional

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player and coach who played as a

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for various clubs either side of the

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. He was part of the

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team that won the

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. He later became a coach in the Netherlands.

Club career

Moore was born at

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and was trained as a carpenter. He played his early football at local level, with Boldon Colliery Welfare and Jarrow Croft.

Barnsley

He joined Barnsley in August 1911, shortly before his twentieth birthday, and was brought into the first team to replace the injured Bert Leavey in the third replay of the Fourth Round FA Cup match against

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on 21 March 1912. He retained his place for the

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which Barnsley won 1–0 in extra time in a replay after the first game ended goalless. He had a good shot saved in the first match but the

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felt he did not get enough passes in the replay and did not have much impact on the game.

Southampton

During

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, he was employed at the

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boat-yard in

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on the

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where he was engaged on the construction of aeroplanes. During the war he guested for

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, playing in 24 matches (scoring 22 goals) between 1916 and 1919. After the cessation of hostilities, he was persuaded to sign for the "Saints" on a permanent basis in May 1919, in readiness for the first post-war season. He made his Southern League debut in the opening match of the 1919–20 season, when he scored in a 1–1 draw at home to

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. Moore soon became a fixture at

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, playing between Fred Foxall on the wing and

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in the centre, and missed only one match during the season, in which the Saints finished in eighth place. Moore was described as "''neat in his footwork, (and) also a particularly clever header of the ball (who) seemed to be able to glide it to the feet of his winger with un-nerving accuracy''". He was known as "''the man who never smiled''" and was notorious for his unhappy expression; despite this, he was a popular player. Under manager

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, the Saints were admitted into Division 3 of the

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, in common with most clubs in the Southern League Division One. Moore was sent off in a home match against

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on 4 December 1920; the game was lost 1–0, with Tom Parker missing a penalty in the Saints' first home defeat of the season. Moore thus became the first Southampton player to be

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in a Football League fixture. Moore only received a caution for his offence and was able to continue to occupy the inside left position throughout the season, in which he was ever-present. Saints finished their inaugural Football League season as runners-up to

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, but only the champions were promoted. At the end of the season, he was granted a transfer to

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for "''family reasons''". In his two seasons at The Dell he made a total of 89 appearances scoring 22 goals.

Leeds United

At Leeds, he joined a club who were starting their second season in

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. Moore was brought into the side to lend the team some experience, but in his one season at

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he had to contest the No. 10 shirt with Jack Swann and made only 27 appearances, scoring four goals.

Later career

He left Leeds in June 1922, and then spent time with

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(June 1922 to September 1923), Halifax Town (September 1923 to November 1924),

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(November 1924 to July 1925) and

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(July 1925 to May 1926). He then spent time in the Netherlands, coaching with

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. He became manager of

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from 1928 to 1929 and he also coached the Dutch club HRC between 1929 and 1930, Redactie (1929)
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''Heldersche Courant'', 18 May, p.24. before returning to

where he purchased a greengrocery business. After

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, he was appointed a director of

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Honours

Barnsley *

winners:

References

External links

Leeds United profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, James 1891 births 1972 deaths Footballers from Gateshead English men's footballers Boldon Community Association F.C. players Jarrow F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Southern Football League players English Football League players NAC Breda managers Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football forwards English football managers 20th-century English sportsmen