James Moir | |
Fullname: | James Nicol Moir |
Birth Date: | 1900 |
Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1925–1941 |
Clubs1: | Toronto Ulster United |
Nationalyears1: | 1925 |
Nationalteam1: | Canada |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
James Moir (1900 – 11 February 1961) was a soccer player who played as a defender for Toronto Ulster United. Born in Scotland, he played for Canada.
Moir was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1913.[1] He played with Linfield Rovers junior team, and later with Toronto All Scots.[2] He played with Toronto Ulster United in the Inter-City League and later in the National Soccer League. Throughout his tenure with Toronto he would secure the Challenge Trophy in 1925, and was named the tournament's MVP.[3] [4] In 1932, he participated in the NSL Championship final where Toronto defeated Montreal Carsteel for the title.[5]
He died on February 11, 1961, in Toronto from coronary thrombosis.[6] In 2017, he was inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.[7]
Moir made his debut for the Canada men's national soccer team on November 8, 1925, against the United States in a friendly match.