Bernard Moore

Life and career Moore was born in 1923 in Brighton, where he attended Brighton Intermediate School and played football for Brighton Boys. According to that team's secretary, "Moore was a lightweight and relied on brains rather than brawn. He was a very clever player and never averse to a shot at goal from the edge of the area."

Moore scored prolifically for Hastings, with 138 goals from 121 matches. which was then a Southern League record, for his services. and when he recovered he played more for the reserve team than the first team. By March he was back in the reserves, as Luton went on to finish third in the table, and the following season, he was allowed to leave.

In March 1954, Brighton & Hove Albion paid £3,000 for Moore's services. While not as prolific as in his youth, he still scored a goal in every three games. He played in the replay which Bedford for most of the second half before the First Division side equalised and then secured the win in extra time. The Daily Herald wrote that Arsenal's centre half, Jim Fotheringham, "looked crude and clumsy" against Moore. By the end of the season he had lost his place. He spent time as player-manager of Potton United, and also played for Dunstable Town.

After leaving the professional game Moore updated his toolmaking skills and taught metalwork in Bedford schools until he retired in 1988.

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