Everton Football Club
In 1960, Moores gave up his chairmanship of the Pools business, and handed over the reins to his brother, Cecil Moores, (10 August 1902 – 29 July 1989), so he could become a director of Everton Football Club. In June he became the chairman and in April 1961 he famously sacked Johnny Carey in the back of a London Taxi and appointed Harry Catterick as Everton manager in his place. He would remain as Everton chairman first of all up to July 1965, resigning due to the poor health of his wife, who died two months later. In 1968, Moores regained the chairmanship. He was chairman until August 1973 when he resigned. In 1975 he brought future chairman Philip Carter to the Everton board, but Moores resigned from the Everton board of directors altogether in April 1977.
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