Ian Storey-Moore (born 17 January 1945) is an English former

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forward. He scored over 100 league goals for

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, and earned one cap for

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during his time there. In 1972, he moved to

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, but his league career was brought to an early end by injury in 1974. He went on to play for non-league Burton Albion, as well as

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side

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. He later served as player-manager for Shepshed Charterhouse, and for Burton Albion in his third spell at the club, before becoming chief scout at

and

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Nottingham Forest

Storey-Moore was playing junior football in

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when he was spotted by a scout for

, for whom he signed in May 1961.

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became Forest manager in 1963, and he assembled a team including Storey-Moore,

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and Alan Hinton that, for a long spell, went largely unchanged in challenging for the

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title. They beat title rivals

4–1 at the

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on 1 October 1966. The 3–0 win against Aston Villa on 15 April had Forest second in the table, a point behind United. Injuries eventually took effect, meaning Forest had to settle for second place; they also lost in the 1966–67 FA Cup semi-final to

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. At Forest, Storey-Moore collected his sole

cap in a game against the

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in 1970. Up until his departure in March 1972, he scored 105 goals in his 236 league games for the club.Ian Storey-Moore on Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database profile
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Manchester United

In March 1972, Storey-Moore was announced by

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manager

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as having signed for the club, with a fee of £225,000 reportedly agreed. However, Storey-Moore instead opted to sign for

, managed by

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. In 1974, he suffered an injury that brought his league career to an end. He had scored 12 goals for United.

Burton Albion

Following his injury, Storey-Moore signed for Southern League side Burton Albion, having been convinced to join by manager Ken Gutteridge. He played for Burton for three seasons from 1974 to 1977, including a spell at

side

in 1975, before moving to Shepshed Charterhouse for his first managerial role in 1977. Storey-Moore returned to Burton as player-manager from 1978 to 1981, before retiring from the game.

After playing

Storey-Moore later became a

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in Nottingham and worked as Forest's chief scout. He went on to work as chief scout at Aston Villa, leaving the role when

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resigned as manager.

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Legends of the Past
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