Despite the club's 18th-place finish, Moss still scored 13 goals and also became Luton's regular penalty taker.
Moss spent the summer of 1981 across the Atlantic, on loan in the NASL to the Tampa Bay Rowdies, where he netted 9 goals in 22 appearances.
[2][3] After returning from loan, his Luton side raced to the Second Division championship for 1981–82, and the subsequent promotion that came with it.
[4] After retiring from professional football due to a serious Achilles tendon injury, he quickly moved to Oxford United to join the coaching staff under Mark Lawrenson.
In 1997, Horton was sacked along with Moss, Assistant Manager Dennis Booth and Coach Les Chapman.