James Moran (6 March 1935 – 1 January 2020) was a Scottish
footballer
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who scored 52 goals from 190 appearances in the
Football League
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playing as an
inside forward
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for
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the Nation ...
,
Norwich City
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,
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland L ...
,
Darlington
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In the 19th century, Darlington under ...
and
Workington
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Loca ...
in the 1950s and 1960s. He began his career with
Wishaw Juniors,
and went on to play English
non-league football
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in the
Eastern Counties League
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for
Lowestoft Town
Lowestoft Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. They are currently members of the and play at Crown Meadow.
History
The club was established in 1887 as Lowestoft F.C. by a merger of East Suf ...
.
In 1967, he joined
Great Yarmouth Town, becoming manager for the 1968–69 season and leading the club to its first league title. He returned to Lowestoft, and later managed
Gorleston
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from 1975 to 1976 and played for
Bury Town
Bury Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. The club are currently members of the and play at Ram Meadow.
History Early history
The club was established by William Lake at a meet ...
, before becoming manager of Lowestoft. Moran died at the age of 84 in January 2020.
References
1935 births
2020 deaths
People from Cleland, North Lanarkshire
Scottish men's footballers
Men's association football inside forwards
Wishaw F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Norwich City F.C. players
Northampton Town F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Workington A.F.C. players
Lowestoft Town F.C. players
Great Yarmouth Town F.C. players
Gorleston F.C. players
Bury Town F.C. players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
English Football League players
Scottish football managers
Great Yarmouth Town F.C. managers
Gorleston F.C. managers
Lowestoft Town F.C. managers
Footballers from North Lanarkshire
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