Paddy Moore

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Paddy Moore (born Dublin 1910 – died Birmingham, England 24 July 1951) was an Irish association footballer. He was a small, skilful striker, but his career was cut short by alcoholism.

After making a number of appearances for Shamrock Rovers in the 1928/29 season he signed for Cardiff City F.C. in 1929, but played only one game that season before returning to Dublin with Rovers. In 1930-31 he scored 48 times for his club, and won his first cap for the Irish Free State international side against Spain, scoring a fine individual goal in the Montjuic Stadium in Barcelona. He was not picked for the return match in Dublin, which Ireland lost badly. Restored for the match against the Netherlands in 1932, he scored, and impressed enough to be signed by Aberdeen F.C. for the following season, scoring 27 goals in 29 Scottish League matches.

He won a cap for the IFA's Ireland team against England in October 1932 but failed to make a mark. In 1934, he became the first player to score 4 goals in a FIFA World Cup match, in a qualifier against Belgium. However, by 1935, his drinking was causing him to behave unreliably and impair his fitness, and he was released by Aberdeen. He won his last cap the following year.

In all he gained 6 caps for his country scoring 7 times and won 1 Inter League cap scoring twice. With Rovers he won the League of Ireland championship as well as the League of Ireland Shield in 1931/32 and the FAI Cup three times in 1931, 1932 and 1936 scoring in all the finals.

In September 2006 Paddy posthumously became a Shamrock Rovers Legend [1]