Moore was born in
Handsworth in
Birmingham and after playing for local sides Quebec Albion and
Cradley Heath joined
Glossop in the summer of 1911. By this time, however, the
First World War had broken out and football was suspended until 1919. In May 1923, Moore was called up to the
England team for a tour of Sweden and was one of six débutantes selected for the match against
Sweden on 21 May. Although Moore scored in a 4–2 victory, he lost his place for the next game to his namesake,
Billy Moore of
West Ham United; neither Moore was selected for England again. At the time of his solitary England appearance, Moore was aged 34 years and 11 days. Moore remained at Derby County until March 1926, helping the club to regain their First Division status, before joining
Chesterfield where he spent a season. He then made a few appearances in
non-League football for
Mansfield Town before winding up his career at
Worcester City. ==Honours==