George Moorhead

Club career Moorhead was born in Christchurch, New Zealand but moved to Ireland as a child. During the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Irish Rifles, and played football for the regimental team. On the cessation of his military service, he played for Glenavon.

Moorhead joined Southampton in August 1920, at the start of their first season in Division Three of the Football League. He made his debut on 18 December 1920, when manager Jimmy McIntyre dropped Alec Campbell after two defeats against Grimsby Town. The match at Reading ended in a 4–0 victory and Moorhead retained his place for 13 matches, including four in the FA Cup. With his "talent for giving precise passes", Moorland seemed to be heading for a long career with the Saints, before moving back to Northern Ireland in December.

Described as "an extremely consistent performer", Moorhead rarely missed a match for Linfield and on match days he used to walk from his home at Lurgan to Windsor Park in Belfast (21 miles) – he referred to this as his "morning dander". He then had to wait five years before his next international appearance, in an unofficial friendly against France on 21 February 1928,

Moorhead's fourth and final cap came a year later, also against Scotland; Scotland won comfortably 7–3, with four goals from Hughie Gallacher.

Moorhead also made nine appearances for the Irish League between 1924 and 1928.

Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition 3 March 1923 Windsor Park, Belfast 0–1 0 British Home Championship 25 February 1928 Firhill Park, Glasgow 1–0 0 British Home Championship 23 February 1929 Windsor Park, Belfast 3–7 0 British Home Championship WinDrawLoss

Honours Linfield

Irish League champions: 1922–23, 1929–30 Irish Cup winners: 1923 Irish Cup finalists: 1926