Watson Evans "Watty" Moore (30 August 1925 – 1967) was an English

English people

The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...

 footballer for Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

. A one-club man, the centre-half held the all-time appearance record for Hartlepool for more than fifty years, making 472 starts for the club between 1948 and 1960. His record was overtaken by Ritchie Humphreys

Ritchie Humphreys

Richard John "Ritchie" Humphreys is an English footballer who plays for Hartlepool United, where he is the club's record appearance holder....

 in 2011.

An amateur with Oxford Street Old Boys, he signed with Hartlepool United

Hartlepool United F.C.

Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...

 in 1948, at the age of 23. He started as a centre-forward, but converted to the centre-half position. He began on wages of £12 a week, and his mother attended every game in his career. He became club captain, and went on to make 472 appearances in all competitions, before retiring in 1960. He died from a heart attack

Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...

at the age of 41.