Career
He played 257 league appearances in a six-year career in the Football League. He began his career at Liverpool, playing in the 1972 FA Youth Cup final. He later joined Tranmere Rovers, before signing in January 1974.
He helped the club to the Northern Premier League title in 1974-1975, as well as second-place finishes in 1973-1974 and 1977-1978, before Wigan were granted Football League status in 1978.
Voted the club"s player of the year in 1978-1979, he moved on to Bury in October 1980. During his time at Wigan he also spent two summers in the United States with Dallas Tornado.
He switched to Portuguese Vale in July 1983, before a neck injury forced his retirement in October 1984. Gore played youth football for Liverpool, playing for the "Reds" in the 1972 FA Youth Cup final defeat to Aston Villa.
He moved on to Tranmere Rovers, before joining Wigan Athletic in January 1974.
He made 185 Northern Premier League appearances for Wigan, as they finished as runners-up in 1973-1974, champions in 1974-1975, sixth in 1975-1976, 14th in 1976-1977, and then second again in 1977-1978. He also spent the 1974 and 1975 summers in the North American Soccer League with Dallas Tornado. He played in the Wigan"s first ever Football League game, and was an ever-present in Ian McNeill"s side throughout the 1978-1979 Fourth Division campaign.
He was suddenly transferred to Bury in October 1980, having made 102 consecutive league appearances since the club"s first Football League fixture.
Gore joined Portuguese Vale in July 1983 after manager John McGrath secured the midfielder on a free transfer. He made 43 appearances for "Valiants" in 1983-1984, scoring three goals, as new manager John Rudge failed to prevent relegation out of the Third Division.
He suffered a neck injury in a League Cup game against former club Bury in August 1984, which forced his retirement two months later. After retiring, Gore owned and ran a snooker club in Wigan for eight years.
He now lives in Billinge and runs a cleaning company providing cleaning services on board ships.