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David Moir
Personal information
Full name David Leslie Moir
Date of birth (1897-05-02)2 May 1897
Place of birth Heaton, Newcastle, England
Date of death 1969 (aged 72)
Place of death North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1923 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
– London University
1923 Northampton Town 0 (0)
1923 Darlington 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Leslie Moir (2 May 1897 – q4 1969) was an English footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Darlington. He was on the books of Tottenham Hotspur without playing League football for them, and also played for London University.

Life and career

Moir was born in Heaton, Newcastle, the second child of David Moir, a police constable, and his wife Elizabeth. He began his senior football career with Tottenham Hotspur, but never played for the first team. He played for London University's football team, and had a month's trial in early 1923 with Northampton Town, who were looking for a stand-in to allow player-manager Bob Hewison to concentrate on his managerial duties. His only appearance in the Football League was for Darlington on 1 September 1923, deputising for Billy Robinson in the Third Division North match against Accrington Stanley; Darlington lost 2–0.

The 1939 Register finds Moir living with his wife, Margaret, and two children in Bodenham Road, Birmingham, working as a commercial traveller (branch manager), and serving as a special constable. He died in 1969 in the North Walsham area of Norfolk.

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 187. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". David Leslie Moir. Birth date: 2 May 1897. Death quarter: 4. Death year: 1969. District: North Walsham. County: Norfolk. Volume: 4B. Page: 1876. Retrieved 24 December 2014 – via Findmypast.
  3. "Optimists of the North: Darlington". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  4. "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 174, Malcolm Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Byker, Northumberland, England". David Leslie Moir. Age: 3. Birth place: Newcastle upon Tyne. Municipal ward: Heaton. Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne. Piece: RG13/4788. Folio: 131. Page: 10. Retrieved 24 December 2014 – via Findmypast.
  5. "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 810 Shields Road Walker Gate Newcastle on Tyne, Walker, Northumberland, England". David Leslie Moir. Age: 13. Birth place: Heaton Newcastle on Tyne. Census reference: RG14PN30785 RG78PN1759 RD559 SD3 ED13 SN279. Retrieved 24 December 2014 – via Findmypast.
  6. "Odds and ends. An ex-Spur". Derby Daily Telegraph. 17 February 1923. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Football". Yorkshire Post. 1 September 1923. p. 18 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "David Leslie Moir's life in 1939. 21 Bodenham Road, Birmingham C.B., Warwickshire, England". 1939 Register. RG101/5621A/021/19 Letter Code: QCDA – via Findmypast.


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