Tom Moore (footballer)

Thomas Lynch Moore (born 25 July 1936) is an English former amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Darlington.[2]

Tom Moore
Personal information
Full name Thomas Lynch Moore[1]
Date of birth (1936-07-25) 25 July 1936[1]
Place of birth Trimdon, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
195?–1956 Trimdon Grange
1956–1957 Darlington 1 (0)
1957–19?? Wingate Welfare
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Moore was born in Trimdon, County Durham.[1] He played football for his local club, Trimdon Grange of the Wearside League, before joining Darlington during the 1956–57 season.[3] He played regularly for the reserves in the North-Eastern League,[4] but appeared only once for the first team, standing in for Ron Ward for the Fourth Division match at home to York City on 13 April 1957. Darlington lost 4–2, and another debutant, John Tennant, came in for the next match.[5] He later returned to the Wearside League with Wingate Welfare.[4]

References

  1. "Tom Moore". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. "Stars at Trimdon Grange". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 15 September 1956. p. 22 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Hartlepools' rocksteady defence will remain unchanged". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 13 December 1957. p. 12 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 53, 105. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.


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