Paul Moore (soccer)

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Paul Moore
Personal information
Full name Paul Moore
Place of birth Canada
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 St. Catharines Wolves
1997 Toronto Lynx 2 (0)
1997 Toronto Supra
1998 Toronto Olympians
1998–1999 Glen Shields
1999–2000 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 4 (1)
2000 Toronto Croatia 18 (9)
2001–2003 Toronto/Mississauga Olympians
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2015

Paul Moore is a Canadian former soccer player who played most notably in the USL A-League, National Professional Soccer League, and with various Canadian soccer leagues.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Moore began his professional career in the Canadian National Soccer League with St. Catharines Wolves in 1995 and had a two-year tenure with the club.[1] During his tenure with St. Catharines he achieved the CNSL Championship, and two league cups.

Toronto Lynx[edit]

On April, 1997 he signed with expansion franchise the Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League, his signing was announced in a press conference which revealed the team roster.[2] Moore made his debut for the club on April 12, 1997 in the Lynx's first official match against Jacksonville Cyclones; the game would eventually result in a 3-1 defeat for the fledgling side.[3][4] In total, he would appear in 2 matches for Toronto.[4]

For the remainder of the year he returned to the CNSL with Toronto Supra, and featured in the CNSL Championship final against former club St. Catharines Wolves.[5][6][7]

CPSL[edit]

In 1998, Moore signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8] Midway through the season he was transferred to Glen Shields.[9] In 2000, he signed with Toronto Croatia where he finished second in scoring for the club.[10][11] He also assisted in securing the CPSL Championship after Croatia defeated the Toronto Olympians by a score of 2-1.[12] The following season he returned to the Olympians.[13]

Indoor career[edit]

He played at the indoor level with the Edmonton Drillers in the America-based National Professional Soccer League during the 1999-00 indoor season.[14][15] He would appear in 4 matches and record a goal.[4]

Ontario Cup[edit]

In 2009, he played with Markham Soccer Club in the Ontario Cup tournament.[16]

Honors[edit]

St. Catharines Wolves
Toronto Croatia

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jeanneret, Mark (April 19, 1997). "Soccer: CNSL picks up three teams". St. Catharine Standard. p. C3.
  2. ^ Bailey, David (April 1, 1997). "Toronto Lynx Roster 1997". Canada Kicks.
  3. ^ Aabo, G. Warren (April 12, 1997). "Jacksonville Cyclones (1) 3:1 (0) Toronto Lynx". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  4. ^ a b c "Paul Moore | SoccerStats.us". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  5. ^ Jeanneret, Mark (October 9, 1997). "Wolves script storybook ending". St. Catharines Standard. p. D4.
  6. ^ "Canadian National Soccer League 1993 to 1997" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 8, 1997.
  7. ^ "Wolves' string finally snaps". St. Catharines Standard. July 5, 1997. p. D2.
  8. ^ Glover, Robin (July 22, 1998). "Here are the results of the CPSL game between Mississauga and Toronto Olympians played at Wildwood Park in Mississauga at 8:30pm. This was considered a Cup game". Rocket Robin's Home Page.
  9. ^ "Canada Kicks -- Elvis Saves Streak". Canada Kicks. 1999-11-03. Archived from the original on November 3, 1999. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  10. ^ "Toronto Croatia Team Roster 2000". 2001-07-26. Archived from the original on 2001-07-26. Retrieved 2017-09-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "CPSL (Ontario Division) - Top Goal Scorers 2000". 2001-04-19. Archived from the original on April 19, 2001. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  12. ^ "Canadian Professional Soccer league 1998 to 2005" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 1, 2000.
  13. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-11-19. Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  14. ^ Ireland, Joanne (February 20, 2000). "Battered Drillers make rare home appearances". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 38. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  15. ^ "Drill bring two strikers to town for tryouts". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. February 17, 2000. p. 42. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  16. ^ "Markham advances to over-35 men soccer provincial semifinal". YorkRegion.com. Newmarket Era. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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