Bill Moore (English football manager)
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William "Bill" Moore was an English
football
manager and retired football player.
, Moore played for Walker Celtic
in the late 1920s and early 1930s before joining Stoke City
for whom he made a handful of senior appearances when he partnered Arthur Turner – later to play for and manage Birmingham City – in defence behind some fine forwards like Stanley Matthews, Freddie Steele and Joe Johnson.
In 1938 he moved to Mansfield Town
and scored a goal against Walsall when playing in the FA Jubilee match in 1939.
After Walsall slipped back into the third division in 1963, in the most unfortunate of circumstances, being reduced to nine men in the final game of the season from which they needed a point but ended up going down by two goals to one against Charlton Athletic, Moore left Fellows Park early the following season to take up a scouting position with Fulham. He returned to Fellows Park in February 1969, to succeed Ron Lewin, and over the next three years developed some superb players such as Phil Parkes and Ray Train. But as financial problems loomed large, Moore resigned his post in March 1972 after a disagreement with coach John Smith over a substitution.
England
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manager and retired football player.
Playing career
Born in Washington, Tyne and WearWashington, Tyne and Wear
Washington is a town in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. Historically part of County Durham, it joined a new county in 1974 with the creation of Tyne and Wear...
, Moore played for Walker Celtic
Walker Celtic F.C.
Walker Celtic Football Club was a semi-professional association football club based in Walker, England. They were founded in 1926 and joined the North Eastern League Second Division. In 1939, after nine consecutive seasons in the First Division, the club folded. In the 1937–38 season, the team...
in the late 1920s and early 1930s before joining Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
for whom he made a handful of senior appearances when he partnered Arthur Turner – later to play for and manage Birmingham City – in defence behind some fine forwards like Stanley Matthews, Freddie Steele and Joe Johnson.
In 1938 he moved to Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
and scored a goal against Walsall when playing in the FA Jubilee match in 1939.
Coaching career
After the War Moore was appointed trainer of Notts County, who at the time were managed by former Aston Villa and England forward Eric Houghton. Tommy Lawton and Jackie Sewell were two of the star players under Moore's supervision at Meadow Lane. When Houghton returned to Villa Park as manager, Bill Moore went with him as right-hand man and he played a big part in Villa's FA Cup triumph over Manchester United in 1957.Management career
In the December following that Wembley victory, Moore was asked to take over from Jack Love as manager of Walsall who had been going through a difficult time and were in deep trouble at the foot of Division Three (South). In no time at all he rallied the players, re-election was averted, the fourth division title was won in 1960 and 12 months later promotion gained to the second division.After Walsall slipped back into the third division in 1963, in the most unfortunate of circumstances, being reduced to nine men in the final game of the season from which they needed a point but ended up going down by two goals to one against Charlton Athletic, Moore left Fellows Park early the following season to take up a scouting position with Fulham. He returned to Fellows Park in February 1969, to succeed Ron Lewin, and over the next three years developed some superb players such as Phil Parkes and Ray Train. But as financial problems loomed large, Moore resigned his post in March 1972 after a disagreement with coach John Smith over a substitution.