David Moir (footballer)

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.[1]

David Moir

Personal information
Full name	David Leslie Moir[1]
Date of birth	2 May 1897[1][2]
Place of birth	Heaton, Newcastle, England
Date of death	1969 (aged 72)[2]
Place of death	North Walsham, Norfolk, England
Height	5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[3]
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Moir was born in Heaton, Newcastle, the second child of David Moir, a police constable, and his wife Elizabeth.[4][5] He began his senior football career with Tottenham Hotspur, but never played for the first team. He played for London University's football team,[1] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] He died in 1969 in the North Walsham area of Norfolk.[2]

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.