Luke Moore
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Luke Moore is an English
football striker
who currently plays for Swansea City. Moore has represented England at U21 level and is the younger brother of fellow former professional footballer, Stefan Moore
.
and Tame Valley Primary School. As a member of Aston Villa
's youth academy, he was prohibited from appearing for his secondary school, Hodge Hill, but nevertheless appeared in "a couple of cup games" for the school. Moore is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers
and Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore
. Together they were a crucial part of the Villa FA Youth Cup
winning team of 2002. In December 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers
, who had failed in their approach for him earlier in the season. Moore made his Wycombe début in a 1–1 draw against Notts County
on 13 December 2003. He only had to wait until his next game, against Bournemouth to score his début goal in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2004 he scored his first career hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Grimsby Town
.
Upon his return to Aston Villa, Moore made his first-team debut, as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City
. His first senior goal for Villa came in the 2–0 victory against Middlesbrough
on 5 March 2005. Less than a year later, on 5 February 2006, Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough.
Despite Villa signing additional forwards such as Kevin Phillips
and Milan Baroš
in the summer of 2005, Moore kept his place in the first-team squad, starting some games and coming on from the bench in others. The departure of Phillips and the injury to Baroš ensured his place as a starter for the first team at the beginning of the Premiership season
Moore sustained a serious injury to his right shoulder in a game against Chelsea
, an injury which had been persistent during his career. Moore travelled to the USA to undergo surgery in October 2006, with Cleveland Browns
' head team physician Anthony Miniaci carrying out the procedure, following advice from Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner
.
Moore returned from his shoulder injury on 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney
against Wigan Athletic
at Villa Park
. On 14 April 2007, having again come on as a substitute, he scored with a header in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough
at the Riverside Stadium
. It was his first senior goal since the 2–0 victory over Charlton Athletic
on 23 September 2006. Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers
in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.
On 25 July 2007, he scored a hat trick
for Aston Villa
in the friendly match with Toronto FC
. In January 2008 Villa manager Martin O'Neill
revealed that Rangers
manager Walter Smith
had contacted him about possibly signing Moore. O'Neill quoted Rangers with a price of £3.5 million for Moore. On 22 February, Moore joined rivals West Bromwich Albion
on loan until the end of the season, signing a deal to join permanently for £3.5m in the summer of 2008.
. He received the first red card of his career in a 4–1 home defeat to Leicester City
on 15 March 2008. On 28 May 2008, he completed his transfer to the newly promoted Premiership side for a fee of £3 million.
Moore scored his first goal for West Brom on 21 December 2008 against Manchester City
. In the 2009–10 Championship season, Moore opened his account with a brace in the 3–2 victory at Peterborough United, 18 August. However, Moore's scoring record after was poor, and it was widely expected that he would leave West Bromwich Albion during the 2010 summer transfer window.
side Derby County
later that same month on a 29 day loan deal. Moore was primarily used as a substitute in at the start of his spell at The Rams, 3 of his 4 appearances coming as substitute, but impressed enough for Derby boss Nigel Clough
to want to extent his spell at Pride Park.
The same day as Clough announced his desire to retain Moore's services, he scored his first goal for the club, on his second start, with the opener in a 3–2 victory at Doncaster Rovers
. The next week, it was announced his Derby loan had been extended for a further month, the loan was further extended to the end of December.
Derby manager Nigel Clough was keen to extend his loan until the end of the season in December, but after scoring in a 5-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest
in the East Midlands derby
game at the City Ground
, Moore returned to West Brom stating that he wanted to keep his options open for the January transfer window.
Moore scored 4 times in 13 league appearances for The Rams of which 9 were starts.
on a two-and-a-half year deal on 7 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be a free transfer. Moore made his Swansea City debut against Colchester United on January 8, 2011 in the FA Cup
. Moore scored his first Swansea City goal against Doncaster Rovers on February 19, 2011.
Swansea City:
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
football striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
who currently plays for Swansea City. Moore has represented England at U21 level and is the younger brother of fellow former professional footballer, Stefan Moore
Stefan Moore
Stefan Leroy Moore is an English footballer, currently playing with St Neots Town of the United Counties Football League....
.
Aston Villa
As a youngster, Moore played for RomulusRomulus F.C.
Romulus Football Club is a football club based in Sutton Coldfield, England. They currently play in the Northern Premier League First Division South .-History:...
and Tame Valley Primary School. As a member of Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
's youth academy, he was prohibited from appearing for his secondary school, Hodge Hill, but nevertheless appeared in "a couple of cup games" for the school. Moore is the younger brother of the former Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
and Aston Villa striker Stefan Moore
Stefan Moore
Stefan Leroy Moore is an English footballer, currently playing with St Neots Town of the United Counties Football League....
. Together they were a crucial part of the Villa FA Youth Cup
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
winning team of 2002. In December 2003 he was loaned to Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
, who had failed in their approach for him earlier in the season. Moore made his Wycombe début in a 1–1 draw against Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
on 13 December 2003. He only had to wait until his next game, against Bournemouth to score his début goal in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2004 he scored his first career hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
.
Upon his return to Aston Villa, Moore made his first-team debut, as a substitute in a 2–2 draw against Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. His first senior goal for Villa came in the 2–0 victory against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on 5 March 2005. Less than a year later, on 5 February 2006, Moore scored his first Premiership hat-trick for Villa, again against Middlesbrough.
Despite Villa signing additional forwards such as Kevin Phillips
Kevin Phillips (footballer)
Kevin Mark Phillips is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Blackpool.Phillips was the Premier League top scorer in the 1999–2000 season with 30 goals for Sunderland, a tally which won him the European Golden Shoe. He remains the only Englishman to win the trophy...
and Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš
Milan Baroš is a Czech footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Czech national football team.In the 2008–09 season, Baroš scored 20 goals in Turkish Süper Lig, the highest total in the league...
in the summer of 2005, Moore kept his place in the first-team squad, starting some games and coming on from the bench in others. The departure of Phillips and the injury to Baroš ensured his place as a starter for the first team at the beginning of the Premiership season
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
, an injury which had been persistent during his career. Moore travelled to the USA to undergo surgery in October 2006, with Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
' head team physician Anthony Miniaci carrying out the procedure, following advice from Aston Villa chairman Randy Lerner
Randy Lerner
Randolph D. Lerner is an American entrepreneur and sports team owner.Lerner has been the owner of the American football team, the Cleveland Browns, of the National Football League since October 2002, and the Chairman of Aston Villa Football Club of the English Premier League since 2006...
.
Moore returned from his shoulder injury on 9 April 2007, coming on as a substitute for Shaun Maloney
Shaun Maloney
Shaun Richard Maloney is a Scottish footballer who plays for English club Wigan Athletic in the Premier League and for the Scotland national team. He plays on either Wing or as a Striker and occasionally as an Attacking Midfielder...
against Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
at Villa Park
Villa Park, England
Villa Park is an association football stadium in the district of Witton, Birmingham, England with a seating capacity of 42,786. It has been the home of Aston Villa Football Club since 1897. The team previously played at Aston Park from 1874 to 1876 and Perry Barr from 1876 to 1897...
. On 14 April 2007, having again come on as a substitute, he scored with a header in a 3–1 win against Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
at the Riverside Stadium
Riverside Stadium
The Riverside Stadium is a football stadium in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, which has been the home of Middlesbrough F.C. since it opened in 1995...
. It was his first senior goal since the 2–0 victory over Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
on 23 September 2006. Moore came on against Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
in the last Villa game of the season to equalise in the 83rd minute, earning Villa a draw.
On 25 July 2007, he scored a hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
for Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
in the friendly match with Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
. In January 2008 Villa manager Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham...
revealed that Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
manager Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...
had contacted him about possibly signing Moore. O'Neill quoted Rangers with a price of £3.5 million for Moore. On 22 February, Moore joined rivals West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
on loan until the end of the season, signing a deal to join permanently for £3.5m in the summer of 2008.
West Bromwich Albion
Moore made his Albion debut on 23 February 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Hull CityHull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
. He received the first red card of his career in a 4–1 home defeat to Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on 15 March 2008. On 28 May 2008, he completed his transfer to the newly promoted Premiership side for a fee of £3 million.
Moore scored his first goal for West Brom on 21 December 2008 against Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. In the 2009–10 Championship season, Moore opened his account with a brace in the 3–2 victory at Peterborough United, 18 August. However, Moore's scoring record after was poor, and it was widely expected that he would leave West Bromwich Albion during the 2010 summer transfer window.
Derby County (loan)
On 1 September 2010, Moore was not included in West Bromwich Albion's 25-man squad for the new season therefore deeming him surplus to requirements at the Hawthorns, a move which saw him join Football League ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
later that same month on a 29 day loan deal. Moore was primarily used as a substitute in at the start of his spell at The Rams, 3 of his 4 appearances coming as substitute, but impressed enough for Derby boss Nigel Clough
Nigel Clough
Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
to want to extent his spell at Pride Park.
The same day as Clough announced his desire to retain Moore's services, he scored his first goal for the club, on his second start, with the opener in a 3–2 victory at Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...
. The next week, it was announced his Derby loan had been extended for a further month, the loan was further extended to the end of December.
Derby manager Nigel Clough was keen to extend his loan until the end of the season in December, but after scoring in a 5-2 defeat against Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
in the East Midlands derby
East Midlands derby
This article is only about games featuring Nottingham Forest and Derby County. For games with either of those clubs against Leicester City, see Leicester City F.C. and Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry or Derby County F.C. and Leicester City F.C. rivalry....
game at the City Ground
City Ground
The City Ground is a football stadium in the West Bridgford area of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, on the banks of the River Trent. It has been home to Nottingham Forest Football Club since 1898, and has a capacity of 30,602 ....
, Moore returned to West Brom stating that he wanted to keep his options open for the January transfer window.
Moore scored 4 times in 13 league appearances for The Rams of which 9 were starts.
Swansea City
After a frustrating spell at West Brom, Moore signed for Swansea CitySwansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...
on a two-and-a-half year deal on 7 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be a free transfer. Moore made his Swansea City debut against Colchester United on January 8, 2011 in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. Moore scored his first Swansea City goal against Doncaster Rovers on February 19, 2011.
Honours
Aston Villa:- FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
Winners: 2001–02 - FA Youth CupFA Youth CupThe Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under–18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part...
Runners Up: 2003–04
Swansea City:
- Championship Playoffs Winner: 2010-11
External links
- Luke Moore player profile at wba.co.uk
- Luke Moore player profile at avfc.co.uk
- Luke Moore player profile at astonvillaplayerdatabase.com