Les Moore

Les Moore
Personal information
Full name John Leslie Moore[1]
Date of birth (1933-07-07)7 July 1933[1]
Place of birth Sheffield,[1] Yorkshire, England
Date of death October 1992 (aged 59)[2]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Worksop Town
1957–1964 Derby County 144 (3)
1964–1965 Boston United
1965–1967 Lincoln City 59 (0)
– Buxton
Managerial career
–1970 Buxton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Leslie "Les" Moore (7 July 1933 – 1992) was an English footballer who made 203 appearances in the Football League playing for Derby County and Lincoln City. He played as a centre half.[3] He played for Worksop Town in the Midland League before joining Derby County for a £1,000 fee,[2] and also played non-league football for Boston United and Buxton,[3] who he also managed until 1970.[4] He remained a semi-professional footballer throughout his career, while working as an insurance salesman.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Les Moore". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Rippon, Anton (6 October 2012). "When Big Les left his gnashers in a jam-jar in the Rams dressing room". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Les Moore". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ Colin Whitaker Tribute Archived 7 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine Buxton F.C.


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