Colin Moughton

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Colin Moughton
Personal information
Full name Colin Edward Moughton [1]
Date of birth (1947-12-30) 30 December 1947 (age 75) [1]
Place of birth Harrow, London, England [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1965–1968 Queens Park Rangers 6 (0)
1968 Colchester United 4 (0)
Bedford Town
Cheltenham Town
Gloucester City
Total10(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Edward Moughton (born 30 December 1947) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a defender for Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United.

Career

Born in Harrow, London, Moughton began his career with Queens Park Rangers, signing professional terms in December 1965. [2] He made six appearances for the club between 1965 and 1968 [3] prior to joining Colchester United on a two-month trial in July 1968. [2]

Moughton made his debut for Colchester in a 4–0 defeat to Brentford at Griffin Park on 10 August 1968, the opening match of the season and a game in which he scored an unfortunate own goal. [4] He made four appearances in the league for the U's [5] but was not signed permanently, making his final appearance in another 4–0 defeat, on this occasion at home to Scunthorpe United. [6] He later joined Bedford Town, [1] Cheltenham Town [2] and Gloucester City. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Whitehead, Jeff; Drury, Kevin (2008). The Who's Who of Colchester United: The Layer Road Years. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 177–178. ISBN   978-1-85983-629-3.
  3. ↑ "QUEENS PARK RANGER:1946/47–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Brentford 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51–1989/90 & 1992/93–2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–4 Scunthorpe United". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tiger Roar – Colin Moughton". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
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