John Moore (footballer, born 1966)


John Moore is an English-born Hong Kong international footballer. A striker, Moore has played professionally in England, Wales, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.

Career

Born in Stanley, Moore began his career with Sunderland in 1984. While at Sunderland, Moore spent loan spells at St Patrick's Athletic, Newport County, Darlington, Mansfield Town and Rochdale. Moore then played in the Football League for Hull City and Sheffield United before moving to the Netherlands to play with FC Utrecht.
After a year abroad, Moore returned to England, playing with Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra and Scarborough. Moore then played non-league football with Bishop Auckland, before moving to Hong Kong, where he played with Sing Tao, Happy Valley and Sun Hei. Having played within the Hong Kong divisions for at least seven years, Moore obtained permanent residential status in which he is eligible to represent the national team in 1999 and participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns with Hong Kong.
He then returned to England after ten years in Hong Kong to play with Durham City.