Tony Moor

Anthony John Moor (born 18 January 1940) is an English former footballer who made 296 appearances playing as a goalkeeper in the Football League for York City and Darlington in the 1960s and 1970s. Before joining York City, he played non-league football for Scarborough.[2] He was ever-present as Darlington were promoted to the Third Division in 1965–66 as Fourth Division runners-up.[3]

Tony Moor
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Moor[1]
Date of birth (1940-01-18)18 January 1940[2]
Place of birth Scarborough,[2] England
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Scarborough
1962–1965 York City 57 (0)
1965–1972 Darlington 239 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Moor played for Scarborough Cricket Club for many years, captaining them to the Yorkshire League title three times in the 1970s and to the National Club Knockout Competition in 1976 and 1979.[4][5] He played for the National Cricket Association XI against the touring Canadian team in 1974, and for the Yorkshire League XI against the West Indies tourists in 1973 and the Pakistanis in 1974.[6]

References
  1. "Tony Moor". In The Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. "Tony Moor". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. Edwards, Leigh (10 December 2011). "Darlington: Classic campaigns". The Mariner (PDF). p. 6.
  4. "Skipper steps down". Scarborough News. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. "Scarborough players". Scarborough Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  6. "Miscellaneous matches played by AJ Moor". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2014.


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