Sammy Moore

Sammy Moore

Moore playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2013
Personal information
Full nameSamuel Leslie Moore[1]
Date of birth7 September 1987[1]
Place of birthDeal, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
AFC Wimbledon
Number8
Youth career
1995–2002Charlton Athletic
2002–2004Chelsea
2004–2006Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2008Ipswich Town1(0)
2007–2008→ Brentford (loan)20(2)
2008Stevenage Borough12(1)
2008–2010Dover Athletic56(11)
2010–AFC Wimbledon166(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:38, 16 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Samuel Leslie Moore (born 7 September 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side AFC Wimbledon. He made his league debut for Ipswich Town at the age of 19. He went on to play for both Brentford and Stevenage for short spells before signing for non–league side Dover Athletic with whom he remained for two seasons. Dover Athletic proved unable to offer Moore his demands for full–time football however, hence he moved to Conference side AFC Wimbledon. At the end of AFC Wimbledon's first season in League Two, Moore was voted as Player of the Year 2011–12 by "Dons" fans.

Club career

Early years

Sammy Moore was born in Deal, Kent and was educated at nearby Dover College.[2] He joined the Charlton Athletic Academy at the age of 8, before being sold to the Chelsea Academy at the age of 14 on 1 July 2002 for a fee of £35,200. He remained with Chelsea for two years before joining the academy of Championship side Ipswich Town on a free transfer on 1 July 2004. The young midfielder quickly integrated himself into the Ipswich Town under–18s squad, and would receive his biggest honour for the club by being a member of the team that won the 2004–05 FA Youth Cup by beating Southampton 3–2 on aggregate on 23 April 2005 in front of a crowd of 14,889 at Portman Road.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Ipswich Town on 1 July 2006, which would keep him at the club for two seasons. The young midfielder made his Football League debut for the club in a 3–1 win over Sunderland on 23 September 2006 as an 89th minute substitute for Matt Richards, in what would prove to be his only senior appearance for "The Blues".[4]

On 25 July 2007, it was announced that Moore would join League Two side Brentford on an initial one–month loan deal.[5] On 11 August 2007, Moore made his debut for Brentford in a 1–1 draw with Mansfield Town.[6] On 15 August 2007, it was announced that Brentford manager Terry Butcher had extended Moore's loan spell with "The Bees" until 7 January 2008.[7] Moore scored his first Football League goal for Brentford on 22 September 2007 in a 2–0 win over Chester City.[8] Moore also scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Lincoln City on 27 October 2007.[9] Moore made his 20th and last appearance for "The Bees" on 5 January 2008 in a 1–0 win over Shrewsbury Town.[10] After returning to Ipswich Town, Moore was released by manager Jim Magilton on 24 January 2008 after being told that he had no future with the club.[11]

Stevenage Borough

On 28 January 2008, Moore signed for Conference side Stevenage Borough on a non-contractual basis until the end of the 2007–08 season.[12] The 20-year–old midfielder made his debut for "The Boro" on 2 February 2008 in a 4–0 defeat by Exeter City.[13] Moore scored his only goal for Stevenage in a 2–1 defeat by Northwich Victoria on 22 April 2008.[14] Moore made his final appearance for "The Boro" in a 2–1 win over Halifax Town on 26 April 2008.[15] Moore was not offered a new deal with Stevenage and was subsequently released by the club on 20 May 2008.

Dover Athletic

On 5 June 2008, the 20-year-old midfielder signed a two-year contract with his local club, Dover Athletic, who had just won promotion to the Isthmian League Premier Division.[16] He remained with the club for two years but following his demands for full–time football, which could not be met by Dover, Moore left at the close of the 2009–10 season.

AFC Wimbledon

On 16 July 2010, Moore signed for Conference side AFC Wimbledon following strong performances as a trialist. On 21 August 2010, Moore opened his scoring account for The Dons with a goal in a 3–0 victory over Tamworth.[17] On 18 November 2010, Moore scored a goal late in injury time against Ebbsfleet United to advance AFC Wimbledon to the second round of the 2010–11 FA Cup. On 5 May 2012, Moore was named AFC Wimbledon Player of the Year for the 2011–12 season. He made his 100th league appearance for the club, with only 5 of them being from the substitutes bench, in a 2–0 win over York City at Bootham Crescent on 7 September 2013.[18][19]

Honours

Ipswich Town

Dover Athletic

AFC Wimbledon

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  2. ↑ "Independent Schools Football Association: Current Professional Players". isfa.org.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Town starlets win Youth Cup". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  4. ↑ "Ipswich Town 3–1 Sunderland". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 23 September 2006.
  5. ↑ "Butcher signs Ipswich youngster". BBC Football. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  6. ↑ "Brentford 1–1 Mansfield Town". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "Moore Loan Extended". twtd.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  8. ↑ "Chester City 0–2 Brentford". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
  9. ↑ "Brentford 0–1 Lincoln City". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 October 2007.
  10. ↑ "Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Brentford". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
  11. ↑ "Moore Released by Town". vitalfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  12. ↑ "Stevenage sign Ipswich youngster". BBC Football. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  13. ↑ "Exeter City 4–0 Stevenage Borough". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  14. ↑ "Stevenage Borough 1–2 Northwich Victoria". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  15. ↑ "Halifax Town 1–2 Stevenage Borough". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  16. ↑ "Sammy seals the deal". Dover Athletic. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  17. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Tamworth". afcwimbledon.co.uk. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  18. ↑ "York City 0–2 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Sammy Moore career statistics". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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