Gus Moffat
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Angus Moffat | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 February 2015 | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1964–1965 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
1965–1968 | Motherwell | 41 | (6) |
1968 | Detroit Cougars | 10 | (0) |
1968–1969 | Falkirk | 1 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Dumbarton | 4 | (2) |
1971–1972 | Toronto Metros | 38 | (2) |
1977 | Windsor Stars | ||
1978–1980 | Detroit Express | 69 | (3) |
1979–1980 | → Detroit Express (indoor) | 9 | (2) |
1981 | Washington Diplomats | 3 | (0) |
1982–1983 | Detroit Express | ||
Total | 175 | (15) | |
Managerial career | |||
1986 | Windsor Wheels | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Thomas Angus Moffat (15 May 1948 – 11 February 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right winger. Active in England, Scotland, the United States and Canada between 1964 and 1983, Moffat made nearly 200 career league appearances.
Playing career
Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Moffat played in the United Kingdom for Southampton, Motherwell, Falkirk and Dumbarton.[2]
He joined Southampton as an amateur in May 1964.[3] While playing for Motherwell he was the first player in Scottish football to score a goal after coming on as a substitute.[3]
He also played in the North American Soccer League for the Detroit Cougars, the Toronto Metros, the Detroit Express and the Washington Diplomats, and in the American Soccer League for the Detroit Express.[1] In 1977, he played in Canada in the National Soccer League with Windsor Stars.[4]
Later career
After retiring as a player, Moffatt settled in Windsor, Ontario with his family.[3]
In the 1980s, Moffatt coached AC Roma, an amateur team in Windsor, Ontario.[3][5] In 1986, he was the head coach for the Windsor Wheels in the National Soccer League.[6] In 1989, Moffatt, along with Brian Tinnion, founded the Detroit Rockers.[7] He died in Canada on 11 February 2015.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d David Bull (15 March 2015). "An appreciation: Angus Moffat". Southampton F.C. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ Hall, Dave Hall (2 May 1977). "City shuts down Stars". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 26. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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- ^ "Italia will put Wheels to test". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. 14 June 1986. p. 16. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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- 1948 births
- 2015 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Southampton F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Detroit Cougars (soccer) players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players
- Detroit Express players
- Detroit Express (1981–1983) players
- Washington Diplomats (NASL) players
- Scottish Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) indoor players
- American Soccer League (1933–1983) players
- Association football wingers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Canadian National Soccer League coaches
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