Full name Thomas Angus Moffat Role Footballer Died February 11, 2015, Canada | Playing position Height 1.70 m Name Gus Moffat | |
Date of birth (1948-05-15)15 May 1948 Date of death 11 February 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 66) Place of death Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
Place of birth Lanarkshire, Scotland | ||
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.
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Playing career
Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, Moffat played in the United Kingdom for Southampton, Motherwell, Falkirk and Dumbarton.
He joined Southampton as an amateur in May 1964. While playing for Motherwell he was the first player in Scottish football to score a goal after coming on as a substitute.
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.
Later career
After retiring as a player, Moffatt settled in Windsor, Ontario with his family.
In the 1980s, Moffatt coached AC Roma, an amateur team in Windsor, Ontario. In 1989, Moffatt, along with Brian Tinnion, founded the Detroit Rockers. He died in Canada on 11 February 2015.