Kevin Moore (footballer, born 1958)

Kevin Thomas Moore (29 April 1958 – 29 April 2013)^[1] was an English professional footballer.

Kevin Moore

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Thomas Moore
Date of birth	(1958-04-29)29 April 1958
Place of birth	Grimsby, England
Date of death	29 April 2013(2013-04-29) (aged 55)
Place of death	Hedge End, Hampshire, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1987	Grimsby Town	400	(27)
1987	Oldham Athletic	13	(1)
1987–1994	Southampton	148	(10)
1992	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	7	(0)
1992	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	4	(1)
1994–1996	Fulham	51	(4)
Total		623	(43)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, he played for Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic, Southampton, Bristol Rovers and Fulham. Moore is one of five members of his family to play for Grimsby, including his brothers David and Andy, his father Roy and his uncle Norman.^[2]

Illness and death

In January 2010, it was reported that Moore was suffering from Pick's disease, a rare form of dementia, and in need of 24-hour care.^[1] To support his care, his former club Southampton organised a charity golf day, while another of his former clubs, Grimsby, played a benefit match to provide for Moore's care.^[3] He died on his 55th birthday, 29 April 2013, in Hedge End, Hampshire.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[5][6][7]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grimsby Town
	1976–77	Third Division	28	0	3	0	2	0	—		33	0
	1977–78	Fourth Division	42	0	4	0	3	0	—		49	0
	1978–79	Fourth Division	46	6	1	0	3	0	—		50	6
	1979–80	Third Division	41	4	3	1	9	0	—		53	5
	1980–81	Second Division	41	1	1	0	2	0	2[a]	0	46	1
	1981–82	Second Division	36	4	3	1	2	1	6[b]	2	47	8
	1982–83	Second Division	38	0	3	0	4	1	3[b]	1	48	2
	1983–84	Second Division	41	1	1	0	4	0	—		46	1
	1984–85	Second Division	31	4	3	0	6	1	—		40	5
	1985–86	Second Division	31	2	0	0	3	0	1[c]	0	35	2
	1986–87	Second Division	25	5	3	1	3	0	1[c]	0	32	6
	Total		400	27	25	3	41	3	13	3	479	36
Oldham Athletic	1986–87	Second Division	13	1	0	0	0	0	2[d]	0	15	1
Southampton
	1987–88	First Division	35	3	2	0	2	0	1[c]	0	40	3
	1988–89	First Division	25	3	2	0	6	1	2[c]	0	35	4
	1989–90	First Division	21	1	2	0	3	0	—		26	1
	1990–91	First Division	19	1	4	0	3	0	1[c]	0	27	1
	1991–92	First Division	16	0	2	0	2	0	1[c]	1	21	1
	1992–93	Premier League	18	2	0	0	1	0	—		19	2
	1993–94	Premier League	14	0	1	0	2	1	—		17	1
	Total		148	10	13	0	19	2	5	1	185	13
Bristol Rovers (loan)
	1991–92	Second Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
	1992–93	First Division	4	1	0	0	0	0	—		4	1
	Total		11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Fulham
	1994–95	Third Division	31	3	4	0	4	2	2[e]	0	41	5
	1995–96	Third Division	20	1	5	0	0	0	1[e]	0	26	1
	Total		51	4	9	0	4	2	3	0	67	6
Career total			623	43	47	3	64	7	23	4	757	57

1. Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
2. Appearances in Football League Group Cup
3. Appearances in Full Members' Cup
4. Appearances in Second Division play-offs
5. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Grimsby Town

• Division Three champions: 1980^[8]
• Football League Group Trophy winner: 1982^[9]

Southampton

• Full Members' Cup finalist: 1992^[10]

References

1. "Grimsby Town legend Kevin Moore passes away". Grimsby Telegraph. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
2. Joshua Burch (25 January 2014). "Young Reporter: Our beloved Grimsby Town". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. Stars rally to help ex-Mariner Kevin Moore Archived 15 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Grimsby Telegraph (20 January 2010), Retrieved on 28 January 2010.
4. Simpson, Gordon (29 April 2013). "Ex-Saint Kevin Moore passes away". Southampton: Daily Echo. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
5. "Kevin Moore career appearances". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. "Kevin Moore career appearances". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. "Kevin Moore career appearances". 11v11.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
8. "Football Statistics Archive". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
9. "English Johnstone's Paint Trophy Complete History". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
10. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A post-war chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. p. 301. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.

External links

• Grimsby Town Official Site – Past player profile
• Kevin Moore at Soccerbase
• Obituary on Southampton FC website