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{{short description|English footballer}}
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|name = Dave Moorcroft
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|fullname = David Moorcroft
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|3|16}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1947|3|16}}
|birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
|birth_place = [[Liverpool]], England
|death_date =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|death_place =
|position = [[Association football positions#Centre-back (CB)|Centre back]]
|position = [[Centre back]]
|youthyears1 = 1961-62
|youthyears1 = 1961–1962
|youthclubs1 = Liverpool schoolboys
|youthclubs1 = Liverpool schoolboys
|youthyears2 = 1962-67
|youthyears2 = 1962–1967
|youthclubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|youthclubs2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|years1 = 1967
|years1 = 1967
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|caps1 = 8
|caps1 = 8
|goals1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 1967–68
|years2 = 1967–1968
|clubs2 = [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|clubs2 = [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]]
|caps2 = 65
|caps2 = 65
|goals2 = 8
|goals2 = 8
|years3 = 1968–69
|years3 = 1968–1969
|clubs3 = [[Dallas Tornado]]
|clubs3 = [[Dallas Tornado]]
|caps3 = 86
|caps3 = 86
|goals3 = 3
|goals3 = 3
|years4 = 1969–73
|years4 = 1969–1973
|clubs4 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
|clubs4 = [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]]
|caps4 = 124
|caps4 = 108
|goals4 = 1
|goals4 = 1
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'''Dave Moorcroft''' (born 16 March 1947 in [[Liverpool]], England)<ref name="complete record" /> is a [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[Association football positions#Centre-back (CB)|centre back]] for [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]], [[Dallas Tornado]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]], and [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]].<ref name="In The Mad Crowd" /><ref name="1921-1997" />
'''Dave Moorcroft''' (born 16 March 1947)<ref name="complete record" /> is an English former [[association football|footballer]] who played as [[centre back]] for [[Skelmersdale United F.C.|Skelmersdale United]], [[Dallas Tornado]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|North American Soccer League]], and [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.|Tranmere Rovers]].<ref name="1921–1997" />

Moorcroft played in the youth team for [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]; he briefly appeared in [[the Central League]] for [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]] before joining Skelmersdale United in 1967. He captained the team in the [[FA Amateur Cup]] final, held at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in front of 85,000 spectators.{{cn|date=May 2012}} In 1968, he joined Dallas Tornado in the newly-formed North American Soccer League; he made 86 appearances for Dallas as captain.{{cn|date=May 2012}}

When the North American Soccer League collapsed, Moorcroft returned to England, signing for Tranmere Rovers in 1969. He stayed there until 1973,and made 124 irst team appearances before a serious knee injury a forced him to retire from the game at age 26.{{cn|date=May 2012}} After a short spell as youth team coach at Tranmere, he left the game to work in the protective clothing, safety business.{{cn|date=May 2012}}


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="In The Mad Crowd">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk/cgi-bin/itmc_view_person.asp?oid=10161
| title = Dave Moorcroft
| publisher = In The Mad Crowd, a Hartlepool United Resource
| accessdate= 27 February 2012
}}
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Moorcroft, Dave
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 16 March 1947
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Liverpool]], England
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
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[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Liverpool]]
[[Category:Men's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Everton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Preston North End F.C. players]]
[[Category:Skelmersdale United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Skelmersdale United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Dallas Tornado players]]
[[Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]



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Latest revision as of 02:28, 16 December 2024

Dave Moorcroft
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-03-16) 16 March 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1961–1962 Liverpool schoolboys
1962–1967 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967 Preston North End 8 (0)
1967–1968 Skelmersdale United 65 (8)
1968–1969 Dallas Tornado 86 (3)
1969–1973 Tranmere Rovers 108 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dave Moorcroft (born 16 March 1947)[1] is an English former footballer who played as centre back for Skelmersdale United, Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League, and Tranmere Rovers.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve; Bishop, Peter (24 July 2009). "Player Records". Tranmere Rovers: The Complete Record. Breedon. pp. 520–538. ISBN 978-1-85983-711-5.
  2. ^ Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.


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