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Billy Moore

West Ham United FC

 1 cap, 2 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3: A 1
100% successful
1923

disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90

Profile
Full name William Grey Bruce Moore
Born 6 October 1894 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland [registered in Tynemouth, March 1895].

Census Notes

According to the 1901 census, William G.B. is the only child to John and Sarah J. They live at 45 Cambridge Street in Elswick in Newcastle. His father is a beer retailer.

According to the 1911 census, William Grey Bruce is a colliery labourer working above ground, living with his grandmother at 44 Foremason's Row in Seaton Deleval.
Married to Lena Jowett [registered in Gateshead, December 1917].
Died 26 September 1968 in Plaistow, aged 73 years 356 days [registered in Newham, London,  September 1968].
Height/Weight 5' 7", 10st. 0lbs [1923].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career
Club(s) Played with Seaton Delaval FC and signed for Sunderland AFC as an amateur in November 1912, turning professional during WW1. Signed with West Ham United FC May 1922, retiring in 1929.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1922-23;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number 458th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-right
Only match No. 136, 24 May 1923, Sweden 1 England 3, an end-of-season tour match at Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm, aged 28 years 230 days.
Major tournaments None
Team honours None
Individual honours England Amateur (four appearances)
Distinctions None

Beyond England
After retiring, he became West Ham United FC's assistant trainer. He was appointed their Head Trainer in 1932, holding this appointment until his retirement in May 1960. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.177.

 

Billy Moore - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps		 Mins. Goals Goals Av.min Comp.
Goals		 Capt. Disc.
2 1 0 90 2 45 min 0 None None
Due to the fact that many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries, errors and substitutions.  The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

 

Billy Moore - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away - Friendly 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Billy Moore - Match History
 Club: West Ham United F.C. - 1 full cap

Coach: F.A. Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 28
- 135 21 May 1923 - Sweden 2 England 4, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm Fr AW squad member
1 136 24 May 1923 - Sweden 1 England 3, Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm Fr AW Start ir

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