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Moorhead was born in Christchurch, New Zealand but moved to Ireland as a child.
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Although born in New Zealand, Moorhead made three international appearances for Ireland. He played his club football with Southampton in England and with and Glenavon in Northern Ireland. During the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Irish Rifles, and played football for the regimental team
On the cessation of his military service, he played for Glenavon.
Moorhead joined Southampton in August 1920, at the start of their first season in Division Three of the Football League. He made his debut on 18 December 1920, when manager Jimmy McIntyre dropped Alec Campbell after two defeats against Grimsby Town.
With his "talent for giving precise passes", Moorland seemed to be heading for a long career with the Saints, when he had his registration cancelled by the Football Association and was suspended for twelve months because of an "irregularity covering amateurs". After serving his suspension, he joined Brighton & Hove Albion in August 1922, where he made one league appearance before moving back to Northern Ireland in December.
He then joined where he remained for nine years, interrupted by a spell back at Glenavon.
He was also on the losing side in the 1926 cup final but was left out, at his own request, of the side that defeated Ballymena United in 1930. Moorhead spent much of the rest of the match trying to gain retribution against Ferris, allowing Curran to score three goals. Described as "an extremely consistent performer", Moorhead rarely missed a match for and on match days he used to walk from his home at Lurgan to Windsor Park in Belfast (21 miles) – he referred to this as his "morning dander".
Moorhead wound up his career in Scotland with Heart of Midlothian for the 1930-1931 season.
Moorhead made his international debut for Ireland on 3 March 1923, in a 1–0 British Home Championship defeat to Scotland. He then had to wait five years before his next international appearance, in an unofficial friendly against France on 21 February 1928, followed four days later by a British Home Championship match against Scotland, this time ending 1–0 to the Irish.
In this match, Moorhead was described as being "most conspicuous for cleverness and consistency". Moorhead also made nine appearances for the Irish League between 1924 and 1928.
International appearances Moorhead made three appearances for Ireland in official international matches, as follows:.
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