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John Moore (footballer, born 1923)
John William Michael Moore (25 September 1923 – September 2012) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a wing-half for Brentford and Colchester United.[1] CareerBorn in Chiswick, London, Moore represented London and Middlesex as a schoolboy and joined First Division side Brentford as a junior after leaving school.[3] The club wanted Moore to sign a professional contract, but the suspension of competitive football due to the breakout of the Second World War in 1939.[3] During the war, Moore guested with Manchester City, Derry City and along with other serving footballers Bill Baxter, Bobby Mitchell and John Aston, won a cup final with Australian club Canterbury-Bankstown, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3] After the war, Moore received interest from First Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers, but returned to Brentford after Harry Curtis offered him a professional contract.[3] Moore made his Brentford debut on 10 May 1947 in a 1–0 defeat against Bolton Wanderers in the First Division, the first full season following World War II.[4] Behind Archie Macaulay in the pecking order,[3] Moore only made four appearances for the club and played his last game in a 3–0 defeat at Luton Town in the Second Division on 3 September 1947.[4] He saw out his time with the Bees in the reserve team.[3] On leaving Brentford, Moore turned down a move to Second Division side Leeds United and signed for Gloucester City in the Southern League,[3] where he made 52 appearances and scored 13 goals during the 1948–49 season[5] before joining fellow Southern League club Colchester United at the end of the season for a fee of £1,000.[6][2][7] Moore was signed as an understudy to Harry Bearryman,[2] and made his first-team debut on 8 September 1949 in a 3–1 away defeat at Chingford Town.[8] He was unable to displace Bill Layton from the first-team and by January 1950 was made captain of the reserve team.[2] He made 13 Southern League appearances for the club,[9] helping the team finish as runners-up in the league and gain election to the Football League.[10] In the Football League, Moore did not make an appearance during Colchester's inaugural 1950–51 season,[2] but made two appearances for the club in 1951–52.[11] Moore left Layer Road in the summer of 1952[2] following his final game on 5 January 1952, a 7–0 demolition by Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road.[12] He joined Yeovil on trial in October of the same year but after a fortnight returned to London, looking for a club closer to his home. He later played for Staines Town and Hastings United,[3] the latter club managed by his brother-in-law Ted Ballard.[13] Personal lifeMoore attended Chiswick School and during the Second World War, he served in the Fleet Air Arm.[3] After his retirement from football, Moore became a car salesman.[2] In August 1997, at age 74, he was working as a chauffeur.[3] Honours
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