William Moir, better known as Willie Moir, was a Scottish

Scotland

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 footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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. He played mostly as an inside-right

Striker

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.

Born in Aberdeen

Aberdeen

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, he signed for Bolton during the war years

World War II

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 and made his professional league debut when regular league football re started in 1946

1946-47 in English football

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. Playing alongside Nat Lofthouse

Nat Lofthouse

Nathaniel "Nat" Lofthouse, OBE was an English professional footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career...

 he was the Championship's

Football League First Division

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 top scorer in 1948–49

1948-49 in English football

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 with 25 goals and continued good goal scoring form in the next few years, although always coming behind the more prolific Lofthouse.

Moir was captain when Bolton gave away a 3–1 lead to Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

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 in the Matthews Cup Final, scoring in the game. Two years later he left the club to join Stockport County

Stockport County F.C.

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where he spent a further two years as player manager before retiring from playing. He left Stockport County in 1960.

He died in 1988 at the age of 66.