Gus Moffat

Thomas Angus Moffat (15 May 1948 – 11 February 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right winger. Active in England, Scotland, the United States and Canada between 1964 and 1983, Moffat made nearly 200 career league appearances.

Gus Moffat
Personal information
Full name Thomas Angus Moffat
Date of birth (1948-05-15)15 May 1948
Place of birth Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 11 February 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 66)
Place of death Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Southampton 0 (0)
1965–1968 Motherwell 41 (6)
1968 Detroit Cougars 10 (0)
1968–1969 Falkirk 1 (0)
1969–1970 Dumbarton 4 (2)
1971–1972 Toronto Metros 38 (2)
1976–1977 Windsor Stars
1978–1980 Detroit Express 69 (3)
1979–1980 → Detroit Express (indoor) 9 (2)
1981 Washington Diplomats 3 (0)
1982–1983 Detroit Express
Total 175 (15)
Teams managed
1985–1986 Windsor Wheels
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Moffat played in the United Kingdom for Southampton, Motherwell, Falkirk and Dumbarton.[2]

He joined Southampton as an amateur in May 1964.[3] While playing for Motherwell he was the first player in Scottish football to score a goal after coming on as a substitute.[3]

He also played in the North American Soccer League for the Detroit Cougars, the Toronto Metros, the Detroit Express and the Washington Diplomats, and in the American Soccer League for the Detroit Express.[1][4] In 1976, he played in Canada in the National Soccer League with Windsor Stars for two seasons.[5][4]

Later career

After retiring as a player, Moffatt settled in Windsor, Ontario with his family.[3]

In the 1980s, Moffatt coached AC Roma, an amateur team in Windsor, Ontario.[3][6] In 1985, he was the head coach for the Windsor Wheels in the National Soccer League.[7] In his debut season he led Windsor to the NSL Championship final, but were defeated by Toronto Italia.[8] He returned to coach Windsor for the 1986 season.[9] In August 1986, Windsor dismissed him from his position.[10] In 1989, Moffatt, along with Brian Tinnion, founded the Detroit Rockers.[11] He died in Canada on 11 February 2015.[12]

References
  1. "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. David Bull (15 March 2015). "An appreciation: Angus Moffat". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  4. "Moffat set to join Express". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. 10 February 1978. p. 31. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. Hall, Dave Hall (2 May 1977). "City shuts down Stars". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 26. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. The Growth of Sports Involvement in the Windsor Area
  7. "Moffat to coach AC Roma". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. 30 April 1985. p. 23. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. Waddell, Dave (15 October 1985). "Mud, unlucky bounce sidelines Roma in final". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. p. 28. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. "Italia will put Wheels to test". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. 14 June 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  10. Waddell, Dave (1 August 1986). "Wheels fire Moffat". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. p. 31. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  11. Bucks Make Playoff Push
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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