Steve Moran

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Steve Moran
Personal information
Full name Stephen James Moran
Date of birth (1961-01-10) 10 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1975–1979 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1986 Southampton 180 (78)
1986–1987 Leicester City 43 (14)
1987–1991 Reading 116 (30)
1991–1993 Exeter City 57 (27)
1993–1995 Hull City 17 (5)
Total413(154)
International career
1981–1984 England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen James Moran (born 10 January 1961) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Southampton during the 1980s.

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Career

Moran attended Price's School in Fareham and appeared for his school team, where he was spotted by scouts. He signed for Southampton in August 1979. [1]

In the 1980–81 season, Moran scored 18 goals in 31 starts in the league, [2] and in 1982 he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year. [3]

Moran scored a hat-trick in an 8–2 victory over Coventry City at The Dell in April 1984. [4] In the same year, Moran scored an injury-time winner in the 4th round of the FA Cup, away to arch rivals Portsmouth. [1]

Moran made 217 appearances for Southampton, [1] including playing for them in the UEFA Cup. [2] He was also capped for the England under-21 team. [3] However, he suffered from a recurring back injury and never represented England at senior level. [1]

In 1986–87 he joined Leicester City for a transfer fee of £300,000, [3] and made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Sheffield Wednesday in September 1986. [5] [6] During the following season he moved to Reading. For the 1991–92 season he moved on to Exeter City and after 57 senior appearances he transferred to Hull City for 1993–94. [3]

Post-football career

Since retiring from football, Moran has worked for an internet company and as a lorry driver for David Watson Transport Ltd, based in Yorkshire. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Finding Steve Moran: the Yorkshire truck driver who remains Southampton's last Fratton Park hero" . The Athletic.
  2. 1 2 "Steve Moran". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Moran, Steve". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "When Saints scored eight goals against Coventry City". Daily Echo. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Steve MORAN - League appearances. - Leicester City FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday v Leicester City, 13 September 1986". 11v11. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Struthers, Greg (19 February 2006). "Caught in Time: Southampton finish runners-up in the First Division, 1984". The Times. London. Retrieved 19 February 2006.
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