Kevin Moore (footballer born 1956)
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Kevin John Moore is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a winger.
After making 38 Football League appearances for Blackpool
between 1974 and 1977, scoring three goals in the process, followed by a loan spell at Bury
, Moore joined Newport County
in 1978. Between 1978 and 1983 Moore made 148 appearances for Newport, scoring fourteen goals during the most successful period in the club's long history. Moore was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup
, and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
In 1983 he had a brief loan spell at Swindon Town
, but only made one appearance before joining Swansea City.
After making 38 Football League appearances for Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
between 1974 and 1977, scoring three goals in the process, followed by a loan spell at Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
, Moore joined Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...
in 1978. Between 1978 and 1983 Moore made 148 appearances for Newport, scoring fourteen goals during the most successful period in the club's long history. Moore was part of the team that won promotion and the Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup
The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
, and in the subsequent season reached the quarter-final of the 1981 European Cup Winners Cup.
In 1983 he had a brief loan spell at Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, but only made one appearance before joining Swansea City.