Watty Moore

Watty Moore

Personal information
Full name	Watson Evans Moore
Date of birth	(1925-08-30)30 August 1925
Place of birth	Hartlepool, England
Date of death	1967 (aged 41)
Position(s)	Centre-half
Youth career
	Oxford Street Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1960	Hartlepool United	447	(3)
Total		447	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Watson Evans "Watty" Moore (30 August 1925 – 1967) was an English footballer for Hartlepool United. A one-club man, the centre-half held the all-time appearance record for Hartlepool for more than fifty years, making 472 starts for the club between 1948 and 1960. His record was overtaken by Ritchie Humphreys in 2011.

An amateur with Oxford Street Old Boys, he signed with Hartlepool United in 1948, at the age of 23. He started as a centre-forward, but converted to the centre-half position. He began on wages of £12 a week, and his mother attended every game in his career. He became club captain, and went on to make 472 appearances in all competitions, before retiring in 1960. He died from a heart attack at the age of 41.

Career statistics

All appearances made by Watty Moore:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hartlepools United	1948–49	Third Division North	3	1	0	0	3	1
	1949–50	Third Division North	21	1	0	0	21	1
	1950–51	Third Division North	40	0	2	0	42	0
	1951–52	Third Division North	46	1	3	0	49	1
	1952–53	Third Division North	45	0	1	0	46	0
	1953–54	Third Division North	41	0	5	0	46	0
	1954–55	Third Division North	46	0	7	0	53	0
	1955–56	Third Division North	46	0	3	0	49	0
	1956–57	Third Division North	46	0	3	0	49	0
	1957–58	Third Division North	45	0	1	0	46	0
	1958–59	Fourth Division	37	0	0	0	37	0
	1959–60	Fourth Division	31	0	0	0	31	0
Career total			447	3	25	0	472	3