Thursday 4 December 2008

Terry Moore 1981, 1982; 1982 (id)

Terence "Terry" Moore was born June 2nd, 1958 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. He moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland with his family when he was five years old. From 1974 to 1977, he played in the Irish League for Larne, before moving to the famous Belfast club Glentoran, whom he played for between 1978 to 1980. He was a Northern Ireland Schoolboy International. Was invited for tryouts with Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal.
The San Diego Sockers lured him to the NASL, prior to the 1980 season. Terry made his debut on May 10th, against the Dallas Tornado, coming on as a substitute, in a 0-2 loss. He got his first full game, after new coach Ron Newman took over the club late in the season. He made his first start on August 6th, against the Detroit Express, in a 1-0 win. He remained in the line-up for the next five games. In total he appeared in 10 games, with 1 assist. He played in 12 indoor games for the 1980-81 Sockers.
After only four games into the 1981 outdoor season, Terry was acquired by the Rowdies in early May. He was a shot in the arm for the ailing Rowdies North American contingency. He played a midfield man to man marking role until mid-July, when he moved to center-back. He played every game of the season, including the playoffs, after joining the team.
Was a member of the Canadian World Cup quailifying team.
Terry appreared in the Rowdies 1981-82 indoor season, playing in 15 games, scoring 2 goals with 6 assists. The 1982 outdoor season, saw Terry appear in 18 games, before being traded to the Tulsa Roughnecks along with striker Njego Pesa, late in the season for defender Don Droege and other considerations. He made his Roughnecks' debut on July 4th, against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers, in a 2-3 overtime loss. Scored 1 assist while starting 14 matches for Tulsa, but biggest contribution was solid defense play, that helped produce 5 shutouts, during a playoff berth drive.
Appeared in the Roughnecks' 1982-83 NASL Grand Prix of indoor soccer, his totals were 1 goal, 3 assists with 5 points. 1983, Terry helped Tulsa to the Soccer Bowl '83 Championship, he appeared in 33 games.
Terry would appear in all but 1 game during the Roughnecks' last NASL season, a total of 23 starts. With his NASL career over, he returned to Northern Ireland to play and live.
He was a member of the 1986 Canadian FIFA World Cup squad in Mexico in 1986, but did not play in the finals.

Upon his retirement, Terry became a Belfast police officer. Today, he the Assistant Coach at Crusaders FC in Northern Ireland.

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