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Steve Moran
Personal information
Full name Stephen James Moran
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980-1986 Southampton 180 (78)
1986-1987 Leicester City 43 (14)
1987-1991 Reading 116 (30)
1991-1993 Exeter City 57 (27)
1993-1994 Hull City 17 (5)
International career
1981-1984 England U-21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen James "Steve" Moran, (born Croydon 10 January 1961) was a pacy mobile striker who was one of the stars for Southampton during the mid 1980s. Moran was one of the finest strikers that Southampton has possessed. He had a knack of scoring some crucial goals for the club and had a fine understanding with Steve Williams and David Armstrong up front.

Moran attended Prices School in Fareham and appeared regularly for his school team, where he was spotted by scouts. He made his Southampton debut as a substitute against Manchester City in January 1980, scoring with his very first touch of the ball.

In 1982 he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year after scoring 18 goals in 30 starts.

Among the 99 goals[1] that Moran scored for the Saints were a hat-trick during an 8-2 victory over Coventry City at The Dell in April 1984 (Danny Wallace also scored three in that match) and, in the same year, a famous injury-time winner in the 4th Round of the FA Cup away to arch rivals Portsmouth. David Armstrong crossed from the right and Moran arrived at the back post to volley left-footed past the Pompey 'keeper Alan Knight.

Moran made 229 senior appearances for Southampton, including playing for them in the UEFA Cup. He was also capped twice for the England under-21 team. But he suffered from a recurring back injury and despite the promise of his early career, never represented England at senior level.[1]

In 1986-87 he joined Leicester City for a transfer fee of £300,000, although at the end of the season they were relegated to Football League Division Two. During the following season he moved to Reading and he went on to make 144 senior appearances for them. For the 1991-92 season he moved on to Exeter City and after 74 senior appearances he transferred to Hull City for 1993-94.

Since retiring from football, Moran has worked for an internet company and as a lorry driver, based in Yorkshire.[2]

Honours

Southampton

References

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